sprout

Everyday

1. To sprout is to start to grow: a seed sprouts when it puts out its first shoot. tree →
2. A sprout is a young new shoot of a plant. tree →
3. A (Brussels) sprout is a small green vegetable like a tiny cabbage. tree →
4. To sprout can also mean to appear suddenly: «New shops sprouted up.» tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons pupils watch seeds sprout (germinate) in wet cotton wool and learn they need water and warmth. In everyday life Brussels sprouts are a well-known Christmas vegetable many children dislike. Phrases: «sprout up», «bean sprouts», «Brussels sprouts».

Examples

• Our beans sprouted after three days. tree →
• Old potatoes start to sprout in the cupboard. tree →
• We ate bean sprouts in the stir-fry. tree →
• Brussels sprouts are served at Christmas dinner. tree →
• Leaves sprouted on the trees in spring. tree →
• The boy seemed to sprout taller every week. tree →
• New houses sprouted up all over town. tree →
• And there was the end of the army that had sprouted from the dragon's teeth. tree →

Note

Past: «sprouted». «Brussels sprouts» — with a capital B and an «s» on «Brussels». Sprouting potatoes have green parts that should be cut off and not eaten.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Job's hope that a cut tree will sprout again is read as a hint of renewal, and later tradition connects such images with hope of revival. In the primary lessons: In science lessons pupils watch seeds sprout (germinate) in wet cotton wool and learn they need water and warmth. In everyday life Brussels sprouts are a well-known Christmas vegetable many children dislike. Phrases: «sprout up», «bean sprouts», «Brussels sprouts».

Examples

• 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. (Writings JOB.14.7, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Past: «sprouted». «Brussels sprouts» — with a capital B and an «s» on «Brussels». Sprouting potatoes have green parts that should be cut off and not eaten.