"regrow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: regrows [present, singular, third-person], regrowing [participle, present], regrew [past], regrown [participle, past]
Etymology: re- + grow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|grow}} re- + grow Head templates: {{en-verb|regrows|regrowing|regrew|regrown}} regrow (third-person singular simple present regrows, present participle regrowing, simple past regrew, past participle regrown)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to sprout afresh): rekreski (Esperanto), torokiki (Maori), odrastać [imperfective] (Polish), odrosnąć [perfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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