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- [oh-ver-groh, oh-ver-groh]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈgroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌgroʊ/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈɡrəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver-groh, oh-ver-groh]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈgroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌgroʊ/
Definitions of overgrown word
- verb with object overgrown to grow over; cover with a growth of something. 1
- verb with object overgrown to grow beyond, grow too large for, or outgrow. 1
- verb with object overgrown to outdo in growing; choke or supplant by a more exuberant growth. 1
- verb without object overgrown to grow to excess; grow too large: When the vegetable overgrows, it tends to be woody. 1
- verb without object overgrown to become grown over, as with weeds: An untended garden will quickly overgrow. 1
- adjective overgrown plant: not trimmed or tended 1
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Origin of overgrown
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50, overgrow is from the Middle English word overgrowen. See over-, grow
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Parts of speech for Overgrown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overgrown popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overgrown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overgrown
adj overgrown
- bejeweled — A bejeweled person or object is wearing a lot of jewelry or is decorated with jewels.
- clodhopping — loutish; boorish.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
- dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
adjective overgrown
- carpeted — Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
- covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.
- junglelike — Resemblng a jungle.
- mosslike — Resembling moss or some aspect of it.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
Top questions with overgrown
- how to trim overgrown bushes?
- how to trim overgrown hedges?
- how to trim dog nails that are overgrown?
- my neighbours garden is overgrown what can i do?
- how to prune overgrown fruit trees?
- how to fix an overgrown garden?
- how to get rid of overgrown cuticles?
- how to prune an overgrown apple tree?
- how to prune overgrown holly bushes?
- what other terms are used for overgrown tissue?
- how to clear an overgrown garden?
- overgrown garden where to start?
- how to cut overgrown hedges?
- how to mow overgrown lawn?
- how to remove overgrown weeds?
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