Congest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become or cause to become obstructed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚtɹˌɪpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kəndʒˈɛst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəndʒˈɛst/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚtɹˌɪpɪŋ/.

Examples

The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clog clog up back up choke off foul choke

Antonyms

unclog

Parts of Speech

verb	become or cause to become obstructed “The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”

Word Forms

clog	noun	any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
backup	noun	an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
congestive	adjective	relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid
congestion	noun	excessive crowding

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstopfen

behindert werden oder verursachen

🇫🇷French

encombrer

devenir ou faire en sorte qu'il soit obstrué

🇪🇸Spanish

congestionar

obstruirse o provocar que se obstruya

🇮🇹Italian

congestionato

diventare o causare un'ostruzione

🇳🇱Dutch

opstopping

belemmerd worden of veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

congestionar

tornar-se ou fazer com que fique obstruído

🇷🇺Russian

перегруженность

стать или вызвать затруднение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अत्यधिक काम देना

बाधा बनना या उत्पन्न होना

🇧🇩Bengali

যানজট

হয়ে বা বাধা হয়ে দাঁড়ানো

🇮🇳Tamil

நெரிசல்

ஆக அல்லது தடையாக ஆக காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రద్దీ

అవరోధంగా మారడానికి లేదా కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

गर्दी

बनणे किंवा अडथळा आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભીડ

બનવું અથવા અવરોધવાનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಟ್ಟಣೆ

ಆಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ಅಡಚಣೆಯಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരക്ക്

ആകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തടസ്സപ്പെടാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੀੜ

ਬਣਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਬਣਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھیڑ

بننا یا رکاوٹ بننے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拥堵

变得或导致变得受阻

🇯🇵Japanese

混雑

妨げられる、または妨げられる原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

혼잡하다

방해받게 되거나 방해되게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ùn tắc

trở nên hoặc gây ra trở nên bị cản trở

🇹🇭Thai

คั่ง

กลายเป็นหรือทำให้ถูกขัดขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhimpun

menjadi atau menyebabkan terhambat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsisikip

maging o maging sanhi upang maging obstructed

🇲🇾Malay

kesesakan

menjadi atau menyebabkan menjadi terhalang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زحم

تصبح أو تتسبب في عرقلة

🇮🇷Persian

ازدحام

تبدیل یا باعث ایجاد انسداد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tıkanıklık

engellenmek veya engellenmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

גודש

הופכים או גורמים להחסימה

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The primary meaning of 'congest' is 'become or cause to become obstructed'.

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