get overgrown

Frequency: 6.89.3 per million words

Similar to 'become overgrown', more common in informal speech.

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Examples (10)

  • If you don't weed the garden, it will soon get overgrown.
  • The old path has got overgrown with brambles over the years.
  • My backyard is starting to get overgrown since I've been away.
  • It's amazing how quickly a vacant lot can get overgrown.
  • We need to clear this area before it gets too overgrown to manage.
  • The cemetery had gotten quite overgrown by the time we visited.
  • Don't let the hedges get overgrown or they'll be hard to trim.
  • The abandoned house's driveway is getting overgrown with weeds.
  • The park shouldn't be allowed to get overgrown like this.
  • After the heavy rains, the riverbank got overgrown very quickly.