sprout
verb (used without object)
to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
sprouted
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past participleof sprout.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sprout.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sproutverb (used without object)to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
Example Sentences
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The state legislation is a response to a network of brokers that had sprouted up around Los Angeles municipal golf course tee times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
England will want to build on the green shoots of recovery that sprouted in Leeds.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“None of us here sprouted from the earth, we all migrated here,” Espinoza said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Surveillance software sprouted in every cranny of the ballpark, first in service of providing more data for teams and front offices to pore over, then as fuel for ever more esoteric betting propositions.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
She had watered those seeds with water hauled from the lake, makuk after makuk of water, until they sprouted and grew.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
