Difference between Overgrown and Covered

What is the difference between Overgrown and Covered?

Overgrown as a verb is to grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper size. while Covered as a verb is to place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.

Overgrown

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper size.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden. (In the form "An overgrown X") Something which has grown bigger but has not changed its character.

Covered

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Overlaid with or enclosed within something.Having more money available for betting than another.

Example sentence: The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.

We hope you now know whether to use Overgrown or Covered in your sentence.

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