sprout

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /spraʊt/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /sprʌʊt/

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Noun

Singular sprout

Plural sprouts

1. (countable) A sprout is a new growth on a plant.

   The sprouts of the soybean are edible.

Verb

Plain form sprout

Third-person singular sprouts

Past tense sprouted

Past participle sprouted

Present participle sprouting

1. If something is sprouting, it is growing from a seed.
   • Synonym: germinate

   The beans will be sprouting soon.

2. (intransitive) If something sprouts, it is emerging randomly from a surface.

   Skyscrapers are sprouting up at the city center.