burgeon
verb /ˈbɜːdʒən/
/ˈbɜːrdʒən/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they burgeon | /ˈbɜːdʒən/ /ˈbɜːrdʒən/ |
| he / she / it burgeons | /ˈbɜːdʒənz/ /ˈbɜːrdʒənz/ |
| past simple burgeoned | /ˈbɜːdʒənd/ /ˈbɜːrdʒənd/ |
| past participle burgeoned | /ˈbɜːdʒənd/ /ˈbɜːrdʒənd/ |
| -ing form burgeoning | /ˈbɜːdʒənɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrdʒənɪŋ/ |
- to begin to grow or develop rapidly
- A new wave of running clubs have burgeoned over the past decade.
- Manufacturers are keen to cash in on this burgeoning demand.
- The hedgerows had begun to burgeon with violets and primroses.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bourgeonner ‘put out buds’, from borjon ‘bud’, based on late Latin burra ‘wool’.