overgrown

• Describe algo que ha crecido demasiado o que se ha cubierto de plantas y vegetación de manera descontrolada.

Describes something that has grown too large or has become covered with plants or vegetation in an uncontrolled way.

1. B1formal

   Covered with plants that have grown too large or thick, often in an uncontrolled way.

   cubierto de vegetación

   • The garden was overgrown with weeds and ivy.
   • They walked along an overgrown path in the forest.
   • The old house had an overgrown yard full of wildflowers.

   Sinónimoschokeddensejunglyoverrunranktangledthickweedywild

   Antónimosbareclearopen

2. Abundant unwanted vegetationB1formal

   Filled with an excessive amount of unwanted plants or vegetation.

   cubierto de maleza

   • The abandoned lot became overgrown with brambles.
   • The fence was hidden behind an overgrown hedge.
   • The park's overgrown bushes needed trimming.

   Sinónimosjunglyoverrunranktangleduncultivatedweedy

   Antónimosbareclearclearedcultivatedtrimmed

• Verbo que indica el acto de cubrirse o llenarse algo con vegetación u otro crecimiento, a menudo en exceso; también puede significar crecer más allá de ciertos límites o sobre algo, o propagarse de manera invasiva.

A verb used to indicate the act of growing over or covering something, often excessively, with vegetation or other growth.

verbo irregular

1. Grow too largeB2formal

   To grow excessively or beyond a normal or desired size.

   crecer demasiado

   • The ivy began to overgrow the garden wall.
   • If you don't prune it, the bush will overgrow the pathway.
   • The weeds quickly overgrew the abandoned lot.

   Sinónimoshypertrophyoutgrow

2. Become overgrownB2formal

   To become covered with plants or vegetation that has grown too much.

   cubrirse de vegetación

   • The old ruins had overgrown with moss and vines.
   • The garden overgrew after months of neglect.
   • The path was overgrown with thick brambles.

3. Grow beyond or acrossC1formal

   To spread or extend beyond a boundary or across a surface.

   Crecer más allá o a través

   • The roots of the tree overgrew the foundation of the house.
   • The climbing rose overgrew the entire trellis.
   • The fungus overgrew the petri dish in the lab.

   Sinónimoscoverenvelopoverrunoverspreadspread over