Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.

    congest traffic

    congest roads

    переполня́тьperepolnjátʹ, перепо́лнитьperepólnitʹ

  2. (intransitive)To become blocked or obstructed

    Nasal passages can congest during a cold.

    become or cause to become obstructed

Examples

24 sentences
  1. I'm a little congested.

  2. All the roads were congested.

  3. The road was congested with cars.

    ruДорога была забита машинами. — marafon

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  4. My nose has been congested for days.

    ruУ меня уже несколько дней заложен нос. — odexed

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  5. Lukas lives in a less congested town.

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
overfill:

Forms

congests, congesting, congested, congested
Base formcongest · to congest
3rd person singularcongests
Present participlecongesting
Past simplecongested
Past participlecongested

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycongest
he, she, itcongests

Past simpleLesson

all personscongested

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave congested
he, she, ithas congested

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill congest

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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