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verb | noun sproutsprout1 /spraʊt/ verb ETYMOLOGYsprout1Origin: Old English sprutan VERB TABLEsprout |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sprout | | he, she, it | sprouts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sprouted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sprouted | | he, she, it | has sprouted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sprouted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sprout | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sprouted |
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| Present | I | am sprouting | | he, she, it | is sprouting | | you, we, they | are sprouting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was sprouting | | you, we, they | were sprouting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sprouting | | he, she, it | has been sprouting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sprouting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sprouting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sprouting |
THESAURUSplants/crops► growa) to exist and develop somewhere in a natural way: Our lawn has all kinds of weeds growing in it. It’s too cold for orchids to grow here.b) to make plants or crops grow by taking care of them: We’re trying to grow roses in our garden this year. ► sprout to start to grow out of the ground and produce leaves: Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout. ► develop to get bigger and change into a more adult form: Root length continues to increase as the plant develops. ► mature formal to become fully grown or developed: As the tree matures, it will have more fruit. ► flourish/thrive formal to grow well and be very healthy: Most plants will flourish in the rich soil here. ► plant to put plants or seeds in the ground to grow: We planted bushes around the edge of the yard. ► raise to grow crops so that they can be used as food: The family lives on a large farm where they raise corn and soybeans. ► cultivate formal to grow and take care of a particular crop: Pears have been cultivated in China for about 3,000 years. 1[intransitive, transitive] science, biology if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing leaves, shoots or buds: Trees were sprouting new leaves. The seeds had begun to sprout.► see thesaurus at grow2[intransitive + adv./prep.] (also sprout up) to appear suddenly in large numbers: Office buildings are sprouting up everywhere.3[intransitive, transitive] to grow suddenly, or grow something suddenly, especially hair, horns, or wings: Jim seemed to have sprouted a beard overnight. [Origin: Old English sprutan] verb | noun sproutsprout2 noun [countable] 1[usually plural] an alfalfa seed that has grown a short stem and is eaten2a bean sprout3science, biology a new growth on a plant SYN shoot4a brussels sprout |