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- [sprout]
- /spraʊt/
- /spraʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sprout]
- /spraʊt/
Definitions of sprout word
- verb without object sprout to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed. 1
- verb without object sprout (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots. 1
- verb without object sprout to develop or grow quickly: a boy awkwardly sprouting into manhood. 1
- verb with object sprout to cause to sprout. 1
- verb with object sprout to remove sprouts from: Sprout and boil the potatoes. 1
- noun sprout a shoot of a plant. 1
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Origin of sprout
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English spr(o)uten, Old English -sprūtan, in āsproten (past participle; see a-3); cognate with Middle Dutch sprūten, German spriessen to sprout; akin to Greek speírein to scatter; (noun) Middle English; compare Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sprute
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sprout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sprout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sprout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sprout
verb sprout
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- bear fruit — plant: produce fruit
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- bloom — A bloom is the flower on a plant.
- bob up — to come up unexpectedly; appear suddenly
noun sprout
- biennial — A biennial event happens or is done once every two years.
- boy — A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- chick — A chick is a baby bird.
- child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
Antonyms for sprout
noun sprout
- mainspring — the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
Top questions with sprout
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