sprout

1. (intransitive)To grow from seed; to germinate.

   The crocuses should be sprouting after 2 months, provided they're well tended.

   sprießen, keimen, (Zweige) treiben

   прорастатьprorastatʹ

   produce buds, branches, or germinate

2. (transitive)To cause to grow from a seed.

   I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.

   keimen (vt.), keimen (lassen), auskeimen (lassen)

3. (transitive)To deprive of sprouts.

   to sprout potatoes

   put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

4. (intransitive)To emerge from the ground as sprouts.

   keimen (vi.), aufkeimen

5. (figuratively, intransitive)To emerge haphazardly from a surface.

   Whiskers sprouted from the old man's chin.

   sprießen, hervorsprießem, wachsen (aus)

6. (figuratively, intransitive)To emerge or appear haphazardly.

   A lot of coffee shops have sprouted up in this neighbourhood since the block of flats was put up.

1. Tom said Mary seldom eats bean sprouts.

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2. Tom said that Mary seldom eats bean sprouts.

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3. I don't like Brussels sprouts.

   ruЯ не люблю брюссельскую капусту.

   deIch mag keinen Rosenkohl.

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4. Damn, my wheat pillow is sprouting.

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5. The seeds I planted have sprouted.

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