sprout
verb (used without object)
to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
will have sprouted
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future perfectof sprout.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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By 2006 new retirement communities will have sprouted up alongside at least six major colleges and universities, including the University of Texas, UC Davis, Purdue, Stanford, Denison, Penn State and the University of Florida.
From Time Magazine Archive
I look around like my room will have sprouted a clock.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
It has thus become incorporated with the soil, and many weed seeds in it will have sprouted before sowing the alfalfa.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas
