How to Pronounce "overgrown"
word
ˌoʊvɝˈɡɹoʊn
oh-ver-GROHN
ˌəʊvəɡɹˈəʊn
OH-vuh-GROHN
Definition
Used to describe a place where plants, weeds, or grass have grown too much, usually so much that it becomes wild or hard to manage.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌoʊvɝˈɡɹoʊn
British English
ˌəʊvəɡɹˈəʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
oh-ver-GROHN
UK
OH-vuh-GROHN
Listen in Context
The garden was overgrown with weeds.
The overgrown path was hard to find.
The old house was overgrown and abandoned.
The backyard has become so overgrown we can barely walk through it.