overgrown

• Qualifie quelque chose qui a trop poussé ou qui est envahi par la végétation de manière incontrôlée.

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.

   envahi de végétation

   • 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.

   Synonymeschokeddensejunglyoverrunranktangledthickweedywild

   Antonymesbareclearopen

2. Abundant unwanted vegetationB1formal

   Filled with an excessive amount of unwanted plants or vegetation.

   envahi par la végétation

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

   Synonymesjunglyoverrunranktangleduncultivatedweedy

   Antonymesbareclearclearedcultivatedtrimmed

• Verbe désignant le fait de se couvrir ou d'être envahi, souvent excessivement, par de la végétation ou d'autres excroissances, ou de croître au-delà d'une limite.

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

verbe irrégulier

1. Grow too largeB2formal

   To grow excessively or beyond a normal or desired size.

   devenir trop grand

   • 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.

   Synonymeshypertrophyoutgrow

2. Become overgrownB2formal

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

   Se couvrir de végétation

   • 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.

   déborder, envahir

   • 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.

   Synonymescoverenvelopoverrunoverspreadspread over