Hyphenation of overgrown

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word overgrown? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

over-grown

Definitions of overgrown:

1.	Grow too large
2.	Become overgrown The patio overgrew with ivy
3.	Grow beyond or across The ivy overgrew the patio
4.	Covered with growing plants
5.	Abounding in usually unwanted vegetation

Synonyms of overgrown:

adj	covered
adj	wooded

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.