English > sprout: 4 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | produce buds, branches, or germinate. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
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| Example | "the potatoes sprouted" |
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| Synonyms | shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth |
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| Broader | grow | increase in size by natural process |
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| Similar to | germinate | Cause to grow or sprout |
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| Spanish | brotar, germinar, nacer, pulular |
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| Catalan | apuntar, brollar, brostar, brotar, créixer, germinar, grillar, nàixer, néixer, rebrollar, rebrostar, rebrotar, rellucar, treure |
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| Nouns | sprout | a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) |
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| sprout | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud |
| sprouting | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
English > sprout: 4 senses > verb 2, body| Meaning | put forth and grow sprouts / sprouts or shoots. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
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| Example | "the plant sprouted early this year" |
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| Synonym | stock |
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| Broader | grow, develop, produce, get, acquire | Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) |
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| Spanish | brotar, germinar, nacer, rebrotar, retoñar |
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| Catalan | brostar, brotar, nàixer, néixer, rebrollar, rebrotar |
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| Nouns | sprout | a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) |
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| sprout | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud |
| sprouting | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
