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burgeon
bur·geon also bour·geon (bûr′jən)intr.v. bur·geoned, bur·geon·ing, bur·geons also bour·geoned or bour·geon·ing or bour·geons 1. a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.b. To begin to grow or blossom.2. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.
[Middle English burgeonen, from Old French borjoner, from burjon, a bud, from Vulgar Latin *burriō, burriōn-, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment.]burgeon (ˈbɜːdʒən) or bourgeonvb1. (often foll by: forth or out) (of a plant) to sprout (buds)2. (intr; often foll by forth or out) to develop or grow rapidly; flourishn (Botany) a bud of a plant[C13: from Old French burjon, perhaps ultimately from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth; from the downiness of certain buds]bur•geon or bour•geon (ˈbɜr dʒən)
v.i. 1. to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. 2. to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often fol. by out, forth). [1300–50; Middle English burjon, burion shoot, bud < Old French burjon < Vulgar Latin *burriōnem] usage: The two senses of burgeon, “to bud” and “to grow or flourish,” date from the 14th century. Today the sense “to grow or flourish” is the more common. Occasionally, objections are raised to this use, perhaps because of its popularity in journalistic writing. burgeon
Past participle: burgeoned
Gerund: burgeoning
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| I burgeon | | you burgeon | | he/she/it burgeons | | we burgeon | | you burgeon | | they burgeon |
| Preterite |
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| I burgeoned | | you burgeoned | | he/she/it burgeoned | | we burgeoned | | you burgeoned | | they burgeoned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am burgeoning | | you are burgeoning | | he/she/it is burgeoning | | we are burgeoning | | you are burgeoning | | they are burgeoning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have burgeoned | | you have burgeoned | | he/she/it has burgeoned | | we have burgeoned | | you have burgeoned | | they have burgeoned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was burgeoning | | you were burgeoning | | he/she/it was burgeoning | | we were burgeoning | | you were burgeoning | | they were burgeoning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had burgeoned | | you had burgeoned | | he/she/it had burgeoned | | we had burgeoned | | you had burgeoned | | they had burgeoned |
| Future |
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| I will burgeon | | you will burgeon | | he/she/it will burgeon | | we will burgeon | | you will burgeon | | they will burgeon |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have burgeoned | | you will have burgeoned | | he/she/it will have burgeoned | | we will have burgeoned | | you will have burgeoned | | they will have burgeoned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be burgeoning | | you will be burgeoning | | he/she/it will be burgeoning | | we will be burgeoning | | you will be burgeoning | | they will be burgeoning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been burgeoning | | you have been burgeoning | | he/she/it has been burgeoning | | we have been burgeoning | | you have been burgeoning | | they have been burgeoning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been burgeoning | | you will have been burgeoning | | he/she/it will have been burgeoning | | we will have been burgeoning | | you will have been burgeoning | | they will have been burgeoning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been burgeoning | | you had been burgeoning | | he/she/it had been burgeoning | | we had been burgeoning | | you had been burgeoning | | they had been burgeoning |
| Conditional |
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| I would burgeon | | you would burgeon | | he/she/it would burgeon | | we would burgeon | | you would burgeon | | they would burgeon |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have burgeoned | | you would have burgeoned | | he/she/it would have burgeoned | | we would have burgeoned | | you would have burgeoned | | they would have burgeoned |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | burgeon - grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
burgeonverb develop, increase, grow, flower, progress, mature, thrive, flourish, bloom, bud, blossom, prosper Japan's burgeoning satellite-TV industryburgeonverb1. To bear flowers:bloom, blossom, blow, effloresce, flower.2. To make or become greater or larger:aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.Informal: beef up.TranslationsflorecermedrarbourgeonnergermogliareIdiomsSeeburgeon outburgeon
burgeon, bourgeon a bud of a plant burgeon
Synonyms for burgeonverb developSynonyms- develop
- increase
- grow
- flower
- progress
- mature
- thrive
- flourish
- bloom
- bud
- blossom
- prosper
Synonyms for burgeonverb to bear flowersSynonyms- bloom
- blossom
- blow
- effloresce
- flower
verb to make or become greater or largerSynonyms- aggrandize
- amplify
- augment
- boost
- build
- build up
- enlarge
- escalate
- expand
- extend
- grow
- increase
- magnify
- mount
- multiply
- proliferate
- rise
- run up
- snowball
- soar
- swell
- upsurge
- wax
- beef up
Words related to burgeonverb grow and flourishRelated Words |