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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERGREW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERGREW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overgrew is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overgrew in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERGREW

PRESENT

Present
I overgrow
you overgrow
he/she/it overgrows
we overgrow
you overgrow
they overgrow
Present continuous
I am overgrowing
you are overgrowing
he/she/it is overgrowing
we are overgrowing
you are overgrowing
they are overgrowing
Present perfect
I have overgrown
you have overgrown
he/she/it has overgrown
we have overgrown
you have overgrown
they have overgrown
Present perfect continuous
I have been overgrowing
you have been overgrowing
he/she/it has been overgrowing
we have been overgrowing
you have been overgrowing
they have been overgrowing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overgrew
you overgrew
he/she/it overgrew
we overgrew
you overgrew
they overgrew
Past continuous
I was overgrowing
you were overgrowing
he/she/it was overgrowing
we were overgrowing
you were overgrowing
they were overgrowing
Past perfect
I had overgrown
you had overgrown
he/she/it had overgrown
we had overgrown
you had overgrown
they had overgrown
Past perfect continuous
I had been overgrowing
you had been overgrowing
he/she/it had been overgrowing
we had been overgrowing
you had been overgrowing
they had been overgrowing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overgrow
you will overgrow
he/she/it will overgrow
we will overgrow
you will overgrow
they will overgrow
Future continuous
I will be overgrowing
you will be overgrowing
he/she/it will be overgrowing
we will be overgrowing
you will be overgrowing
they will be overgrowing
Future perfect
I will have overgrown
you will have overgrown
he/she/it will have overgrown
we will have overgrown
you will have overgrown
they will have overgrown
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overgrowing
you will have been overgrowing
he/she/it will have been overgrowing
we will have been overgrowing
you will have been overgrowing
they will have been overgrowing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overgrew
you would overgrew
he/she/it would overgrew
we would overgrew
you would overgrew
they would overgrew
Conditional continuous
I would be overgrowing
you would be overgrowing
he/she/it would be overgrowing
we would be overgrowing
you would be overgrowing
they would be overgrowing
Conditional perfect
I would have overgrew
you would have overgrew
he/she/it would have overgrew
we would have overgrew
you would have overgrew
they would have overgrew
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overgrowing
you would have been overgrowing
he/she/it would have been overgrowing
we would have been overgrowing
you would have been overgrowing
they would have been overgrowing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overgrow
we let´s overgrow
you overgrow
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overgrow
Past participle
overgrown
Present Participle
overgrowing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERGREW

overglaze
overgloom
overgo
overgoad
overgoing
overgorge
overgovern
overgrade
overgrain
overgrainer
overgrass
overgraze
overgrazing
overgreat
overgreedy
overgreen
overground
overgrow
overgrown
overgrowth

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERGREW

Andrew
brew
cabin crew
corkscrew
crew
drew
grew
Hebrew
home brew
home-brew
Modern Hebrew
outgrew
regrew
Renfrew
screw
threw
thumbscrew
unscrew
witches´ brew
withdrew

Synonyms and antonyms of overgrew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overgrew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERGREW

Find out the translation of overgrew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overgrew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overgrew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

茂密生长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overgrew
570 millions of speakers

English

overgrew
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Translator English - Hindi

overgrew
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overgrew
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переросла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overgrew
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Translator English - Bengali

overgrew
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Translator English - French

overgrew
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overgrew
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overgrew
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overgrew
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Translator English - Javanese

Overgrew
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Translator English - Vietnamese

overgrew
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overgrew
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Overgrew
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overgrew
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overgrew
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переросла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overgrew
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

overgrew
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overgroeid
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

växte över
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overgrew
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overgrew

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERGREW»

The term «overgrew» is used very little and occupies the 167.458 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERGREW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overgrew

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERGREW»

Discover the use of overgrew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overgrew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Macmillan Dictionary for Children
Noun. o-ver-flow (o'var flo' for verb; o'var flo' for noun) verb, overflowed, overflowed, overflowing; noun. overgrew Past tense of overgrow: The weeds overgrew the flowers in the garden. o»ver«grew (ovargrii) verb. overgrow To grow over: The ...
Robert B. Costello, 2001
2
Coelenterate Ecology and Behavior
There were five instances when an overgrowth and a stand-off occurred between the same pair of colonies. In one case there was a stand-off for a year, then one overgrew the other. In the other four cases one overgrew the other in part, while ...
G.O. Mackie, 1976
3
Tectonic Aspects of the Alpine-Dinaride-Carpathian System
In some samples, muscovite (Ms3) recrystallized with decussate orientation or overgrew the foliation planes and is interpreted to postdate the foliation-forming shearing. The Na and Si4* contents in these muscovites define temperatures of ...
Siegfried Siegesmund, Bernhard Fügenschuh, Niko Froitzheim, 2008
4
Interrelationships Between Microorganisms and Plants in Soil
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The fungus Phoma exigua var. foveata overgrew the major of agar plate whereas the antagonist Gliomastlx cerealis produced only a small colony. No suppressive effects were recorded in this fungus though its ...
‎1989
5
Biologija
The F culmorum isolate 10302 abundantly overgrew all F oxysporum isolates. The F oxysporum isolates 10226, 10575, 10536, 10196, Figure. Forms of interaction of Fiisarium oxysponim with other root-associated fungi (%) (1 - Fusarium ...
‎2004
6
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the ...
Two types of outcome were observed: one colony overgrew the other, and neither colony overgrew the other. If the type of outcome changed along a given contact, each outcome was recorded (but no more than once for any interaction ...
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 1980
7
Structuring Processes for Benthic Communities: Habitat ...
On shady, cryptic surfaces protected from herbivores, the 'thin' CCA morphology was the competitive dominant and overgrew thick CCA except for occasional standoffs (χ2 = 37.40, df = 2, P < 0.0001; Fig. 2.1); in no case did a thick CCA ...
Nichole Noel Price, 2008
8
Sporting Magazine: Or, Monthly Calendar of the Transactions ...
Next, I think, as to the Curragh jockeys, came Cleary, already mentioned, and inferior to none, but that he overgrew himself, and was from the start too long- legged, and obliged to sweat painfully. He was steady, sober, powerful, and attentive ...
‎1834
9
Brachiopods
Overgrowth relationships between the bryozoan Corynotrypa and mat bryozoans suggest that mat bryozoans were the competitive dominants (Wilson, 1985). ln 14 of 18 observed encounters mat morphologies overgrew Corynotrypa (p < .05).
Paul Copper, 1996
10
Coelenterate Biology 2003: Trends in Research on Cnidaria ...
One M. dichotoma colony repeatedly fused with two others (four assays each) but these two colonies not only did not fuse with each other, but one repeatedly overgrew its confrere. In the third, the most superior and the most inferior colonies of ...
Daphne G. Fautin, Jane A. Westfall, P Cartwright, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERGREW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overgrew is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What The Fetal Tissue In The Planned Parenthood Videos Is Used For
“The tissue in the brain overgrew, other things didn't do what you wanted them to do and people got a little despondent.” Startups that had ... «Vocativ, Jul 15»
2
Cemetery tour brings past to life
“It got covered up with dirt over the years and the grass overgrew it. Using the Town archives in the museum we were able to pace it out and ... «Western Wheel, Jul 15»
3
CRANBURY: Trail proposed for Hagerty property
... would be maintained as the Scouts created a bridge and a trail in that area not long ago that overgrew quickly rendering the route useless. «Packet Online, Jul 15»
4
Climate change damaging crops in Pakistan
“Due to heavy rains the lentil plant overgrew. The stems could not bear the load of grains,” said Rai Mohamed Yasin, the district officer ... «Gulf Times, May 15»
5
When the party overgrew its founding father
Mauricio Macri speaks as he praices mayoral race elected candidate Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, as Gabriela Michetti watches on. «Buenos Aires Herald, Apr 15»
6
SVG Sit-Down: Bexel's Estroff on the Madness of March and New …
We overgrew our [previous] Midtown space years ago, so we made the move out to Secaucus. But we realized pretty quickly that having a ... «Sports Video Group, Mar 15»
7
Cheryshev plots Barca downfall before continuing Real Madrid …
Toril acknowledged that Cheryshev completely overgrew that level and should play in the first division. Real duly extended his contract until ... «ESPN FC, Mar 15»
8
Benefit for Caliche Teen
For some reason, the cartlidge overgrew in his chest and caused his sternum to sink in. Most of the time, this condition will not cause problems ... «Julesburg Advocate, Jan 15»
9
Pharr driving range grows new roots
“The grass overgrew, but it's supposed to be kept short because otherwise it grows too fast and when you cut it down all you see is the roots ... «Monitor, Dec 14»
10
4 patients who died recently tested positive for Enterovirus D68
So the issue isn't always, 'How did that bacteria get to one person,' but, 'What were the conditions under which the bacteria overgrew and took ... «whnt.com, Oct 14»

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