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sprout

/spraʊt/verb

उच्चारण स्प्राउट

अंकुरित होना, अँखुआ फूटना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth)

    (of plants or seeds) to produce new leaves or buds; to start to grow

    अंकुरित होना, अँखुआ फूटना

    • The seeds will sprout in a few days.
    • The plant has begun to sprout new leaves.

    Synonyms germinate shoot bud

    Opposite wither

  2. 2

    [I, T] ~ (from sth)

    to appear, especially in large numbers; to develop something, especially in large numbers

    (बड़ी संख्या में) उग आना, उभर आना

    • New shops are sprouting all over the town.
    • Coaching centres have sprouted across the town in recent years.

    Synonyms spring up mushroom appear

  3. 3

    [T] ~ sth

    to start to grow something, such as hair or horns

    (बाल, सींग आदि) उगना या निकलना

    • The boy has started to sprout a moustache.
    • The goat has begun to sprout small horns.

    Synonyms grow develop

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a new part growing on a plant

    अंकुर, कोंपल

    • Moong sprouts make a healthy breakfast.
    • Tiny green sprouts appeared in the pot after the rain.

    Synonyms shoot bud

  2. 2

    [C, usually pl.]

    = Brussels sprout, a small round green vegetable like a very small cabbage

    ब्रसेल्स स्प्राउट (छोटी पत्तागोभी जैसी सब्ज़ी)

    • roast chicken with sprouts and potatoes
    • Few children enjoy eating Brussels sprouts, even when their mothers cook them with butter.
→Phrasal verbs 1

sprout up

to appear or develop quickly in large numbers

तेज़ी से बड़ी संख्या में उग आना या खुल जाना

  • Coaching centres have sprouted up all over the city.
  • Weeds sprout up after the first rain.