sprout

v., sprout·ed, sprout·ing, sprouts.

v.intr.

1. To begin to grow; give off shoots or buds.
2. To emerge and develop rapidly.

v.tr.

To cause to come forth and grow.

n.

1. Young plant growth, such as a bud or shoot.
2. Something resembling or suggestive of a sprout, as in rapid growth: “a tall blond sprout of a boy” (Anne Tyler).
3. sprouts
   1. The young shoots of plants such as alfalfa and soybean, usually eaten raw.
   2. Brussels sprouts.

[Middle English spruten, from Old English -sprūtan (in āsprūtan, to sprout forth).]

noun

A young stemlike growth arising from a plant: bine, offshoot, runner, shoot, sprig, tendril. See kin.

v

Definition: develop
Antonyms: die, shrink, shrivel

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1. The first shoot from a seed.
2. To begin to grow; to send out a new shoot from a seed or bud.

IN BRIEF: To begin to grow.

Belief without performance will never produce desired results. It is like planting seeds in your garden, watering the garden until they sprout, then failing to continue to water and weed thereafter. — Loyd J. Ericson

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - spire, vokse
v. tr. - spire, vokse
n. - spire, skud

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    rosenkål

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ont)spruiten, uitlopen, uitloper, spruit

Français (French)
v. intr. - (Bot) germer, pousser (de l'herbe), pousser (des cornes), (fig) pousser vite (un enfant), (fig) pousser comme des champignons
v. tr. - se laisser pousser, germer, bourgeonner, apparaître
n. - (Bot) pousse, germe

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    choux de Bruxelles

Deutsch (German)
v. - sprießen, wachsen
n. - Sproß, Rosenkohl

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    Rosenkohl

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλαστάνω, ξεπετάγομαι, αναπτύσσομαι, ψηλώνω
n. - (φυτολ.) βλαστάρι, λαχανάκι

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    (μαγειρ.) λαχανάκια Βρυξελλών

Italiano (Italian)
germogliare, germoglio

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    cavolini di Bruxelles

Português (Portuguese)
v. - brotar
n. - broto (m)

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    couve-de-bruxelas (f)

Русский (Russian)
побег, глазок (в клубне), рассада, брюссельская капуста, давать побеги, распускаться, выращивать, прорастать, отращивать, вырастать, давать прирост

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    брюссельская капуста

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - brotar, crecer rápidamente, germinar, retoñar, grillarse, entallecer, echar renuevos, crecer de prisa, echar plantas (la tierra)
v. tr. - hacer germinar o brotar, quitar los grillos o brotes
n. - retoño, vástago

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    col de Bruselas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gro, spira, skjuta skott, växa, skjuta i höjden, få att gro, anlägga, lägga sig till med
n. - skott, grodd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发芽, 很快地成长, 抽条, 使发芽, 摘去芽, 芽, 萌芽

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    芽甘蓝

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發芽, 很快地成長, 抽條
v. tr. - 使發芽, 摘去芽
n. - 芽, 萌芽

idioms:

• Brussels sprouts    芽甘藍

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 싹이 트다, 갑자기 성장하다
v. tr. - ~에 싹이 트게 하다, (뿔 따위를) 내다, 싹을 따다
n. - 싹 , 어린 가지, 자손

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 芽, 若枝, 芽キャベツ, 若者
v. - 芽を出す, 芽を出させる, 生やす, 成長させる, 成長する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نبته (الاسم) ينبع, ينبت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נבט, גדל, לבלב‬
v. tr. - ‮הוציא ניצנים, גידל, הצמיח‬
n. - ‮נצר, צעיר, בחור‬

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