congest
To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture,…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.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» I'm a little congested.
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Examples
24 sentencesI'm a little congested.
All the roads were congested.
The road was congested with cars.
ruДорога была забита машинами. — marafon
Meaning
2 senses(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
(intransitive)To become blocked or obstructed
Nasal passages can congest during a cold.
- become or cause to become obstructed
Forms
congests, congesting, congested, congestedTenses
congest · congested · will congest · have congestedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.