sprout (verb)

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• sprout — ► VERB 1) produce shoots. 2) grow (plant shoots or hair). 3) start to grow or develop. ► NOUN 1) a shoot of a plant. 2) a Brussels sprout. ORIGIN Germanic …   English terms dictionary

• sprout — verb produce shoots. ↘grow (plant shoots or hair). ↘start to grow or develop. noun 1》 a shoot of a plant. 2》 short for Brussels sprout. Origin ME: of W. Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

• sprout — verb 1) the weeds begin to sprout Syn: germinate, put/send out shoots, bud, burgeon 2) he had sprouted a beard Syn: grow, develop, put/send out 3) parsley sprouted from the pot Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• sprout — verb 1) the seeds begin to sprout Syn: germinate, put/send out shoots, bud 2) parsley sprouted from the pot Syn: spring, come up, grow, develop, appear …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• sprout — [[t]spra͟ʊt[/t]] sprouts, sprouting, sprouted 1) VERB When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. 2) VERB When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow… …   English dictionary

• sprout — I. verb Etymology: Middle English spruten, from Old English sprūtan; akin to Old High German spriozan to sprout, Lithuanian sprausti to squeeze, thrust Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sprout — I UK [spraʊt] / US verb Word forms sprout : present tense I/you/we/they sprout he/she/it sprouts present participle sprouting past tense sprouted past participle sprouted 1) [intransitive] if a leaf or other part of a plant is sprouting, it is… …   English dictionary

• sprout — /spraʊt / (say sprowt) verb (i) 1. to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a bud from a seed or stock. 2. (of a seed, plant, the earth, etc.) to put forth buds or shoots. 3. to develop or grow quickly. –verb (t) 4. to cause to sprout. 5. to remove… …  

• sprout — sprout1 [ spraut ] verb 1. ) intransitive if a leaf or other part of a plant is sprouting, it is beginning to grow on the plant a ) intransitive if a plant sprouts, new leaves or SHOOTS begin to grow on it b ) transitive to make a plant start to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sprout — 1 verb 1 (I) if leaves or buds sprout they appear and begin to grow 2 (I, T) if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout they start to produce shoots, or buds: Keep the tray away from direct sunlight until the seeds begin to sprout. | sprout sth: The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sprout — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Sprout is used after these nouns: ↑bean {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Sprout is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bulb, ↑seed Sprout is used with these nouns as the object: ↑leaf, ↑wing …   Collocations dictionary