überwachsen

German

Etymology

From über- + wachsen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yːbɐˈvaxsən/, [ʔyːbɐˈvaksn̩]

Adjective

überwachsen (comparative überwachsener, superlative am überwachsensten)

  1. overgrown
    • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 7:
      Die Pfade des Gartens waren überwachsen, Rasen und Beete zu einem Feld blühenden Unkrauts geworden.
      The paths of the garden were overgrown, lawns and beds had become a field of blooming weeds.

Usage notes

  • The comparative and superlative forms are exceedingly rare, but are attested.

Declension

Verb

überwachsen (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present überwächst, past tense überwuchs, past participle überwachsen, past subjunctive überwüchse, auxiliary sein)

  1. to overgrow

Conjugation

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