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REGROW
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they regrow ... he / she / it regrows
Past simple: regrew
Past participle: regrown
-ing form: regrowing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
Example:
some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "regrow" is one way to...):
acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something