The meaning of OVERGROWN is grown abnormally or excessively large. How to use overgrown in a sentence.

OVERGROWN definition: 1. covered with plants that are growing thickly and in an uncontrolled way: 2. used to describe…. Learn more.

To grow beyond or too large for. 1. To grow beyond normal or usual size. 2. To become grown over, as with unwanted vegetation or weeds. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth …

Definition of overgrown adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If a garden or other place is overgrown, it is covered with a lot of unruly plants because it has not been cared for. We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds.

/ˌˈoʊvərˌˈgroʊn/ /əʊvəˈgrʌʊn/ IPA guide Definitions of overgrown adjective abounding in usually unwanted vegetation synonyms:

Sep 24, 2025 · overgrown (comparative more overgrown, superlative most overgrown) Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.

overgrown, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Synonyms for OVERGROWN: lush, grown, green, dense, leafy, fertile, verdant, rich; Antonyms of OVERGROWN: barren, leafless, poor, unproductive, impoverished, depleted, bleak, infertile

o•ver•grow (ō′vər grō′, ō′ vər grō′), v., -grew, -grown, -grow•ing. cover with a growth of something. Botany to grow beyond, grow too large for, or outgrow. choke or supplant by a more exuberant growth. grow …