🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

Pronunciation / Transliteration: me

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sprout/spraʊt/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"雨の後、芽が出始めた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A young shoot or plant.

    "The gardener noticed a sprout emerging from the soil after the rain."
As verb
  1. 1

    To begin to grow; to shoot forth.

    "The seeds will sprout in a few days if kept moist."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sprout' originates from the Old English 'sprūtan', meaning 'to shoot forth'. It has evolved through Middle English as 'sprouten', reflecting the natural growth processes of plants and has been used since the 14th century.

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