verb
sprout
sprowt
verb
1
To begin growing, as a seed or plant does.
"The potatoes had sprouted in the dark pantry."
"Seedlings sprout faster in warm, moist soil."
2
To appear or spring up suddenly, often in large numbers.
"New coffee shops seem to sprout on every corner these days."
noun
1
A young shoot or new growth from a plant or seed.
"She added fresh bean sprouts to the stir-fry."
"The first green sprouts poked through the soil after the rain."
How to Use Sprout
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo start growing, or a new bit of plant growth itself, like a shoot or a bean sprout.
Common pairings
bean sprouts
sprout up
newly sprouted
Word Forms
sprouted past tense, sprouts plural, Sprouts plural, sprouts singular
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Etymology
From Middle English sprouten, related to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German words for sprouting, tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to sprout."