sprout
verb (used without object)
to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
will sprout
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future tenseof sprout.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Unlike most other conifers, if you cut one down, new growths will sprout in a tangled knot, each branch wandering to become a leader.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
He points to one line in English script, where an impatient character complains that "camels will sprout wings on their humps" if they have to wait any longer.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
New leaves will sprout from the top within a few days, and you can start harvesting them in a couple of weeks.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
If they're left to grow, the scapes will sprout a cluster of tiny blooms at their tips.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2023
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
