undergrow
undergrow verb: to grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
Verb
undergrow (third-person singular simple present undergrows, present participle undergrowing, simple past undergrew, past participle undergrown)
- To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
- To grow underneath.
- Descending the side of the levee, he penetrated the rank density of weeds and willows that undergrew the trees until the river's edge, shouting Victor's name.1910, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “(please specify the story)”, in Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC
Forms of undergrow
| third-person singular present | undergrows |
|---|---|
| present participle | undergrowing |
| past | undergrew |
| past participle | undergrown |
Origin of undergrow
From under- + grow.
Questions about undergrow
- What does undergrow mean?
- Undergrow means to grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
- What part of speech is undergrow?
- Undergrow is a verb.
- What is the past tense of undergrow?
- The past tense of undergrow is undergrew.
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