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sprout

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sprout  (sprout)
v. sprout·ed, sprout·ing, sprouts
v.intr.
1. To begin to grow; give off shoots or buds.
2. To emerge and develop rapidly.
v.tr.
To cause to come forth and grow.
n.
1. Young plant growth, such as a bud or shoot.
2. Something resembling or suggestive of a sprout, as in rapid growth: "a tall blond sprout of a boy" (Anne Tyler).
3. sprouts
a. The young shoots of plants such as alfalfa and soybean, usually eaten raw.
b. Brussels sprouts.

[Middle English spruten, from Old English -sprtan (in sprtan, to sprout forth); see sper- in Indo-European roots.]

sprout
Verb
1. (of a plant or seed) to produce (new leaves or shoots)
2. (often foll. by up)to begin to grow or develop
Noun
1. a new shoot or bud
2. same as Brussels sprout [Old English sprūtan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sproutsprout - any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
shoot - a new branch
bud - a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
2.sprout - a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
greens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
bean sprout - any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans
alfalfa sprout - sprouted alfalfa seeds
Verb1.sprout - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
2.sprout - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

sprout
Translations
sprout [spraut] vibrotar, retoñar
n (Brussels) sprouts nplcoles fpl de Bruselas

sprout [spraut] vigermer, pousser

sprout [spraut] visprießen;
(vegetable) → keimen

sprout [spraut] vigermogliare

sprout
v sprout [spraut]
1 to (cause to) develop leaves, shoots etc The trees are sprouting new leaves. uitspruit يَنْبِت، يُبَرْعِم израствам rašit skyde treiben βλασταίνω, (ξε)πετώ võrsuma panema, tärkama جوانه زدن versoa, tehdä pousser לִנבוֹט अंकुरित होना klijati, nicati (ki)hajt menumbuhkan spíra, bruma germogliare 芽ぶく 발아하다; 자라게 하다 leisti dzīt (asnus); raisīt (lapas, pumpurus); dīgt; raisīties menumbuhkan (doen) ontspruiten spire, skyte knopp wypuszczać, kiełkować brotar a germina пускать ростки pučať poganjati klijati gro, spira, skjuta skott แตกหน่อ filizlenmek, tomurcuklanmak 發芽 пускати паростки کونپل پھوٹنا، پتے پیدا ہونا یا کرنا đâm chồi, nảy mầm
2 (of animals, birds etc) to develop eg horns, produce eg feathers The young birds are sprouting their first feathers. groei يُنْبِت، يُطَوِّر، يُطْلِع изниквам vyrážet gro frem entwickeln βγάζω, αναπτύσσω (π.χ. φτερά) kasvatama رشد كردن kasvattaa pousser לְהַצמִיחַ पर या सींग निकलना izbijati (rogovi, perje...) növeszt menumbuhkan vaxa mettere 生やす (뿔·깃털 등을) 내다, 자라게 하다 auginti (par bārdu, ragiem u.tml.) izaugt menumbuhkan krijgen anlegge gevir/horn, fjær wypuszczać criar a creşte отращивать vyrastať, vyrážať rasti izrasti - za perje งอก tüylenmek; çıkmak, büyümek 長(角,毛) відрощувати بڑھنا ، اونچا ہونا، سینگ، پر وغیرہ نکلنا mọc, nảy mầm
n
a new shoot or bud bean sprouts. spruit بُرْعُم филиз výhonek spire; -spire der Sproß βλαστάρι võrse, idu جوانه verso, itu pousse נֵבֶט अंकुर, अंखुआ, कल्ला klica, mladica fiatal hajtás kecambah spíra germoglio, getto 새싹, 싹 daigas, atžala dzinums cambah spruit skudd, knopp kiełek, odrost grelo mugur (от)росток; побег výhonok poganjek mladica skott, grodd หน่อที่งอกใหม่ tomurcuk, filiz паросток, пагін نئی کونپل یا کلی mầm, chồi
sprout up
(of plants or children) to grow That fruit bush has sprouted up fast; At the age of fourteen he really began to sprout up. groei يُنْبِت، يُبَرْعِم пораствам rychle (vy)růst skyde op; skyde i vejret aufschießen ξεπετάγομαι, αναπτύσσομαι sirguma رشد كردن kasvaa pousser לִגדוֹל जल्दी बढ़ना rasti nő, nyurgul tumbuh vaxa germogliare, crescere 成長する 돋아나다, 자라다 augti, stiebtis strauji augt; stiepties tumbuh omhoogschieten skyte opp, vokse rosnąć crescer a creşte вырастать rýchlo (vy)rásť rasti nicati skjuta i höjden, växa งอกงาม büyümek (植物、孩子)成長 рости بڑھنا، فروغ پانا phát triển植物孩子


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"He will sprout very soon," said the Prince, "and grow into a large bush, from which we shall in time be able to pick several very good sorcerers.
AN OWL, in her wisdom, counseled the Birds that when the acorn first began to sprout, to pull it all up out of the ground and not allow it to grow.
It domineered above them so, that all their bodings, doubts, misgivings, fears, were fain to hide beneath their souls, and not sprout forth a single spear or leaf.
 
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