overgrown
pronunciation
How to pronounce overgrown in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈgrəʊn]
How to pronounce overgrown in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈgroʊn]
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- Adjective:
- covered with growing plants
- abounding in usually unwanted vegetation
Word Origin
- overgrown (adj.)
- late 14c., "covered with growth," past participle adjective from overgrow "overspread with foliage" (Old English ofergrowan); see over- + grown, and compare Old English verb ofergrowan "to overgrow." Meaning "having grown too large" is attested from late 15c.
Example
- 1. Exploring the overgrown purlieus of the temple .
- 2. A slash is usually overgrown with bushes or trees .
- 3. All overgrown with azure moss and flowers .
- 4. An abandoned military road , overgrown with weeds , marked the former boundary line .
- 5. Love had her green fields , desert gold , blue sea , and even the land overgrown with weeds .