"blossom forth" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈblɒs.əm ˌfɔːɹθ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈblɔs.əm ˌfoɹθ/ [General-American, Scotland], /ˈblɒs.əm ˌfoɹθ/ [Canada], /ˈblɒs.əm ˌfoːɹθ/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈblɔs.om ˌfoːɾt̪/ [India] Forms: blossoms forth [present, singular, third-person], blossoming forth [participle, present], blossomed forth [participle, past], blossomed forth [past]
enPR: blŏs′əm fôrth′ Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} blossom forth (third-person singular simple present blossoms forth, present participle blossoming forth, simple past and past participle blossomed forth), {{tlb|en|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. (literally, of a plant) To bloom. Tags: intransitive, literally
    Sense id: en-blossom_forth-en-verb-en:bloom Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "forth", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "forth": 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. (figuratively, of a person or thing) To develop, grow, and mature quickly. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-blossom_forth-en-verb-en:develop_grow_mature Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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