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overgrown

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/ · UK /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/

overgrown means: Covered with plants that have grown too much and have not been cut or cared for.

adjective

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Covered with plants that have grown too much and have not been cut or cared for.

  • The garden is overgrown.
  • We cleared the overgrown path to the house.
  • The empty yard had become overgrown with grass.

How to use it: overgrown with something (The garden was overgrown with weeds.)

Similar words: choked with vegetation

Common phrases: overgrown garden, overgrown with weeds, overgrown path

Questions about overgrown

What does overgrown mean?

Covered with plants that have grown too much and have not been cut or cared for.

What is overgrown in other languages?

Türkçe: ot bürümüş · Español: cubierto de maleza · Français: envahi par la végétation · Deutsch: überwuchert · Italiano: invaso dalla vegetazione · 日本語: 草が生い茂った

How do you pronounce overgrown?

In American English /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/; in British English /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/.

How do you use overgrown in a sentence?

The garden is overgrown. We cleared the overgrown path to the house.

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