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S0674900 (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: businesses that sprouted along the highway.v.tr. To allow or cause to come forth and grow: He sprouted a mustache.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. sproutsa. The young shoots of plants such as alfalfa and soybean, usually eaten raw.b. Brussels sprouts.

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

sprout

(spraʊt) vb1. (Botany) (of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc)2. (often foll by: up) to begin to grow or develop: new office blocks are sprouting up all over the city. n3. (Botany) a newly grown shoot or bud4. something that grows like a sprout5. (Plants) See Brussels sprout[Old English sprūtan; related to Middle High German sprūzen to sprout, Lettish sprausties to jostle]

sprout

(spraʊt)

v.i. 1. to begin to grow; shoot forth. 2. (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots. n. 3. a shoot of a plant. 4. a new growth from a seed, rootstock, or the like. 5. something suggesting a sprout, as a young person. 6. sprouts, a. the young shoots of alfalfa, soybeans, etc., eaten, often raw, as a vegetable. b. Brussels sprout. [1150–1200; Old English -sprūtan, in āsproten c. Old Saxon sprūton, Middle High German spriezen to sprout]

sprout

ratoon crop - One that grows from the remains of one already harvested, from Spanish retono, "sprout."
clan - Ultimately from Latin planta, "plant, sprout."
germ, germinate - From Latin germen, "seed, sprout."
acrospire - The first leaf that sprouts from a germinating seed.

sprout

Past participle: sprouted
Gerund: sprouting

Imperative
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Present
I sprout
you sprout
he/she/it sprouts
we sprout
you sprout
they sprout

Preterite
I sprouted
you sprouted
he/she/it sprouted
we sprouted
you sprouted
they sprouted

Present Continuous
I am sprouting
you are sprouting
he/she/it is sprouting
we are sprouting
you are sprouting
they are sprouting

Present Perfect
I have sprouted
you have sprouted
he/she/it has sprouted
we have sprouted
you have sprouted
they have sprouted

Past Continuous
I was sprouting
you were sprouting
he/she/it was sprouting
we were sprouting
you were sprouting
they were sprouting

Past Perfect
I had sprouted
you had sprouted
he/she/it had sprouted
we had sprouted
you had sprouted
they had sprouted

Future
I will sprout
you will sprout
he/she/it will sprout
we will sprout
you will sprout
they will sprout

Future Perfect
I will have sprouted
you will have sprouted
he/she/it will have sprouted
we will have sprouted
you will have sprouted
they will have sprouted

Future Continuous
I will be sprouting
you will be sprouting
he/she/it will be sprouting
we will be sprouting
you will be sprouting
they will be sprouting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sprouting
you have been sprouting
he/she/it has been sprouting
we have been sprouting
you have been sprouting
they have been sprouting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sprouting
you will have been sprouting
he/she/it will have been sprouting
we will have been sprouting
you will have been sprouting
they will have been sprouting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sprouting
you had been sprouting
he/she/it had been sprouting
we had been sprouting
you had been sprouting
they had been sprouting

Conditional
I would sprout
you would sprout
he/she/it would sprout
we would sprout
you would sprout
they would sprout

Past Conditional
I would have sprouted
you would have sprouted
he/she/it would have sprouted
we would have sprouted
you would have sprouted
they would have sprouted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sprout - any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a budplant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungusshoot - a new branchbud - 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 vegetablesbean sprout - any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeansalfalfa sprout - sprouted alfalfa seeds
Verb	1.	sprout - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, spud, pullulate, shootgrow - 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"stockacquire, 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

verb1. germinate, bud, shoot, push, spring, vegetate It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.2. grow, develop, blossom, ripen Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn.3. appear, emerge, turn up, show up (informal), materialize, surface, come into sight More than a million satellite dishes have sprouted across the country.

sprout

nounA young stemlike growth arising from a plant:bine, offshoot, runner, shoot, sprig, tendril.

Translations

芽长发芽發芽

sprout

(spraut) verb1. to (cause to) develop leaves, shoots etc. The trees are sprouting new leaves.发芽2. (of animals, birds etc) to develop eg horns, produce eg feathers. The young birds are sprouting their first feathers. 长（角，毛） noun a new shoot or bud. bean sprouts.芽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. （植物、孩子）成长

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sprout wings

To begin suddenly behaving in an obedient, respectful, congenial manner—i.e., like an angel. Usually used sarcastically or facetiously. If you honestly believe they're going to sprout wings and start making decisions that put consumers before profits, then you're more naïve than I thought.See also: sprout, wing

sprout up

1. Literally, of a plant, to grow up above the soil. I can't believe some flowers are already sprouting up—I only planted them last week! A bunch of weeds sprouted up in the front yard over the weekend.2. To appear or arise very quickly and suddenly. Problems started sprouting up as soon as the software went live. Cafés and boutique shops have been sprouting up all over this part of town in recent months.See also: sprout, up

sprout up

to grow upward quickly, as do newly sprouted seedlings. The seeds sprouted up in the warm rains. Many of the newly planted seeds failed to sprout up on time.See also: sprout, up

sprout wings

Fig. to behave so well as to resemble an angel. The kid is not about to sprout wings, but he probably won't get into jail again. He was so good and helpful, I thought he would sprout wings.See also: sprout, wing

sprout up

v.1. To emerge from the soil and grow rapidly: Weeds had sprouted up through the cracks in the pavement.2. To emerge and develop rapidly: Within a few years, strip malls had sprouted up across the county.See also: sprout, up

sprout

n. a child. A little sprout came up and tried to sell me a ticket to a game.

sprout wings

1. tv. to die and become an angel. I’m not ready to sprout wings yet. I’ve got a few more years. 2. tv. to be so good as to become an angel. The kid is not about to sprout wings, but he probably won’t get into jail again. See also: sprout, wing

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verb germinate

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verb grow

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verb appear

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noun a young stemlike growth arising from a plant

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noun any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud

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noun a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)

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verb produce buds, branches, or germinate

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verb put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

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