Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

Origin

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”).

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Forms

bonsais, bonsaiing, bonsaied, bonsaied

regular · Lesson

Base formbonsai · to bonsai
3rd person singularbonsais
Present participlebonsaiing
Past simplebonsaied
Past participlebonsaied

Tenses

bonsai · bonsaied · will bonsai · have bonsaied

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybonsai
he, she, itbonsais

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bonsaied
he, she, ithas bonsaied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bonsai

Past simpleLesson

all personsbonsaied

Word family

2 related words
Derivedbonsai armyprebonsai

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bonkersbonnetbonobobonusA2bonyB2boo

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