German-English translation for "hineinwachsen"

"hineinwachsen" English translation

hineinwachsen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; sein>

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examples
  • in (Akkusativ | accusative (case)akk) etwas hineinwachsen
    to grow intoetwas | something sth
    in (Akkusativ | accusative (case)akk) etwas hineinwachsen
  • die Hosen sind zu groß für ihn, aber er wird (schon noch) hineinwachsen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    the trousers are too big for him but he’ll (soon) grow into them
    die Hosen sind zu groß für ihn, aber er wird (schon noch) hineinwachsen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • er musste erst in diese Aufgabe hineinwachsen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    he first of all had to get the feel (hang) of this job
    er musste erst in diese Aufgabe hineinwachsen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
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