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How to pronounce “sprout

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Pronunciation guide for sprout

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of sprout with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Why glass towers are bad for city life -- and what we need insteadNew downtowns sprout towers
Definition summary
A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.

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How to pronounce sprout

Why glass towers are bad for city life -- and what we need instead

New downtowns sprout towers

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “sprout

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
  • A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
  • (figurative) A child.
  • A Brussels sprout.
  • [Verb]
  • (horticulture, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.
  • (transitive) To cause to grow from a seed.
  • (transitive) To deprive of sprouts.
  • (intransitive) To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
  • (figurative, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
  • (figurative, intransitive) To emerge or appear haphazardly.

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