sprout

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
2. A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
3. A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
4. A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
5. (figuratively) A child.
6. A Brussels sprout.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.
2. (transitive) To cause to grow from a seed.
3. (transitive) To deprive of sprouts.
4. (intransitive) To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
6. (figuratively, intransitive) To emerge or appear haphazardly.

Sinonieme

shoot

bud

germinate

grow

young plant

seedling

🌱

germ

germination

spring

spring up

scion

offshoot

sprig

sapling

pullulate

young shoot

blossom

🌼

shoot forth

appear

plant

🌱

twig

flower bud

bloom

stock

spud

seedlings

sprouts

rise

produce

develop

burgeon

bourgeon

flourish

vegetate

emerge

stump

whelp

new leaf

spear

blade

shoot up

graft

bring forth

come up

give birth

slip

push up

come out

branch

put forth shoots

Vertalings

pousse

germer

pousser

germogliare

brotar

sprießen

Spross

germoglio

retoño

germe

broto

brote

bourgeon

nacer

ontspruiten

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/spɹaʊt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: sproute

Geërf van Middle English: sprouten

Geërf van Old English: sprūtan

In summary

From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.