a-sproutadv.
/əˈspraʊt/ In a sprouting condition, sprouting.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > [adverb] > into existence
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in ure1470
a-sprout1880
on stream1965
1880 R. Browning Dramatic Idyls 2nd Ser. 79 Nip these foolish fronds of hope a-sprout.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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adv.1880- to make amendment
- to make amendments
- to make amends
- to make an angel
- to make an appeal
- to make an appeal to
- to make an arse of
- to make an arse of oneself
- to make an arse of someone
- to make an arse of something
- to make an ass
- to make an ass of
- to make an ass of oneself
- to make an ass of someone
- to make an attempt
- to make an end
- to make an entrance
- to make an epoch
- to make an errand
- to make an estate
- to make an estate of a thing to
- to make an estate of a thing to a person
- to make an estate of to
- to make an estate of to a person
- to make an esteem