Sprout Meaning
/spɹaʊt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
nounA germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
Sentence Examples
Professor Sprout acclimated the plant to a new environment.
In order to sprout, seeds need air and water.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The small seeds will ____ into green shoots in a few days.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Wait for the bean seeds to ____ before you move them from the small pots into the main garden.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In those early years of the 1830s and 1840s, railways were sprouting up all over the country in a haphazard way."
— 2023 August 23, David E Norris, “Joseph Locke: a railway injustice...”, in RAIL, number 990, page 56:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The small seeds will ____ into green shoots in a few days.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Wait for the bean seeds to ____ before you move them from the small pots into the main garden.