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Definition of overgrown adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overgrown

adjective
 
/ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈɡrəʊn/
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  1. (of gardens, etc.) covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild and have not been controlled
    • an overgrown path
    • The path was completely overgrown.
    • overgrown with something The garden's completely overgrown with weeds.
    • The canal bank was thickly overgrown with last year’s brambles.
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    • be
    • become
    • get
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • with
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  2. (often disapproving) that has grown too large
    • an overgrown village
    • They act like a pair of overgrown children (= they are adults but they behave like children).
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