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OVERGROW

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: overgrew    , overgrown   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grow beyond or across

Example:

The ivy overgrew the patio

Synonyms:

grow over; overgrow

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "overgrow" is one way to...):

grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become overgrown

Example:

The patio overgrew with ivy

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "overgrow" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Grow too large

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "overgrow" is one way to...):

exceed; surpass; transcend (be greater in scope or size than some standard)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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