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The path was overgrown with weeds.
What does Overgrown mean?
Overgrown means covered by too much growth.
Dictionary definition
Covered with too many plants or grown beyond the usual size.
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An overgrown garden can be hard to walk through.
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The story described an overgrown trail to show that no one had visited it for a long time.
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WordOvergrown.
Partadjective.
MeaningOvergrown means covered by too much growth.
ExampleExample: The path was overgrown with weeds.
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- Syllables
- oh · ver · grohn
- Strongest beat
- oh
- Ending
- grohn
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- Put a little extra energy on oh.
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Synonyms
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wildUse for plants growing without much control.
unkemptUse for something not neatly cared for.
Antonyms
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trimmedUse when plants are cut neatly.
neatUse when something is orderly and cared for.
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overgrow
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overgrown
Covered by too much growth.
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