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sprout

/spraʊt/

sprout along

sprout up

sproutnoun

sprouts

/spraʊt/

Translations

росток

The sprout emerged from the soil after a week.

Росток появился из почвы через неделю.

побег

The gardener carefully trimmed the sprout to encourage growth.

Садовник аккуратно подрезал побег, чтобы стимулировать рост.

Additional translations

отросток

всход

Definitions

A young shoot or bud of a plant.

The gardener was excited to see the first sprout of the season in her vegetable patch.

A Brussels sprout, a type of vegetable.

For dinner, we had roasted chicken with a side of sprouts.

Informal: A young child or small person.

"Time for bed, sprout," his father said gently.

Synonyms

new growth

sproutverb

sprouted

Past Simple

sprouted

Past Participle

sprouting

Gerund

/spraʊt/

Translations

всходить

The beans will sprout quickly in warm soil.

Фасоль быстро всходит в теплой почве.

пускать ростки

The potatoes started to sprout in the pantry.

Картофель начал пускать ростки в кладовой.

прорастать

The seeds began to sprout after a few days.

Семена начали прорастать через несколько дней.

Additional translations

прорасти

отрастить

Definitions

To begin to grow; to produce new shoots or buds.

The seeds sprout quickly in the warm, moist soil.

To appear or develop suddenly and in large numbers.

New businesses began to sprout up all over the city.

To cause (a seed, grain, etc.) to germinate or produce shoots.

She sprouted beans in a jar on the kitchen windowsill.

Synonyms

shoot up

spring up

sproutadjective

/spraʊt/

Attributive use of the noun; generally not gradable.

Definitions

Used attributively: made with, consisting of, or relating to sprouts.

He ordered a sprout salad with sesame dressing.

sproutpast participle

Definitions

(of seeds, grains, etc.) Having germinated and produced shoots.

Sprouted lentils are easier to digest.