to grow over

Examples

• All

• The oysters planted in the spring were left to grow over summer and sold during the subsequent fall.

  Academic text (1996)

• And my thought process was to have the wisteria grow over this Arbor right here and then also onto the tool shed and kind of, you know, soften the front part of the tool shed.

• In fact, the bark had grown over the wire.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Walls of peat and grass rise up on the side of country roads, so hedges grow up over your head.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Jonas sits in a little booth that he has constructed, and God causes a leafy plant to grow over him, providing shade and saving him from a good deal of discomfort.

• The ivy will grow over the old wooden fence, creating a beautiful green wall.

• As the season progresses, the flowers will grow over the garden bed and spread their petals wide.

• With proper care, the vines will grow over the trellis, providing shade in the garden.

Synonyms

E

to expand

vsto grow over

805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

is living extension that fills other areas beyond original borders rather than general increase

E

to extend

vsto grow over

680 3.2

To make something reach farther, such as more places or people

is plant spread outward into new area beyond original limits rather than mere lengthening

C

to cover

vsto grow over

192 3.3

To go across an area or distance

is plant movement outward to occupy area beyond original bounds rather than general travel

S

to spread over

vsto grow over

17 3.6

Form a layer across a surface, like fog or icing

is plant expansion across an area beyond original limits rather than merely layering

O

to overgrow

vsto grow over

2 4.4

To become too large and cover a place with plants

is plant extension across area beyond original limits rather than too much vegetation

O

to overspread

vsto grow over

1 7.1

Move across a surface and cover it, like mist or color

is plant extension across area beyond original limits rather than general surface spreading

Antonyms

S

to shrink

181 2.8

Become less in amount or value

R

to recede

29 4.8

To move back or become less strong

How Extensive

to engulf

40 5.1

to grow over

4 3.5

to spread over

17 3.6

to reach

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology