Congests

/kənˈdʒɛsts/ verb

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of congest; fills or crowds something so that it becomes blocked or difficult to move through.

Etymology

Regular conjugation of the verb congest in present tense, third-person singular form (as in 'he/she/it congests').

Kelly Says

Traffic on holiday weekends congests highways in predictable patterns that engineers study to build better infrastructure—it's one of the few times we use this verb form in everyday speech!

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