sprout

CEFRB2

/spɹaʊt/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To begin to grow or appear.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.

Examples

  • In order to sprout, seeds need air and water.

  • Professor Sprout acclimated the plant to a new environment.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /spɹʌʊt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.

  2. An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.

  3. A bean sprout.

More examples

In context

  • In our family we only eat sprouts once a year, at Christmas.

  • Oh my, how your sprouts have grown!

  • Near-synonyms: seedling, chit

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.