überwachsen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yːbɐˈvaxsən/, [ʔyːbɐˈvaksn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: über‧wach‧sen

Etymology 1

From über- + wachsen.

Verb

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

  1. to overgrow
Conjugation
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Participle

überwachsen

  1. past participle of überwachsen

Adjective

überwachsen (strong nominative masculine singular überwachsener, comparative (extremely rare) überwachsener, superlative (extremely rare) 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

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