"repot" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: repots [present, singular, third-person], repotting [participle, present], repotted [participle, past], repotted [past]
Etymology: re- + pot Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|pot}} re- + pot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} repot (third-person singular simple present repots, present participle repotting, simple past and past participle repotted)
  1. (transitive) To move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth. Tags: transitive Translations (change a plant's pot): verpotten (Dutch), rinvasare (Italian), prikle (Norwegian), ompotte (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-repot-en-verb-RW47h4gd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 60 40 Disambiguation of "change a plant's pot": 80 20
  2. (transitive, by extension) To give (oneself) new challenges or environments as a means of personal growth. Tags: broadly, transitive
    Sense id: en-repot-en-verb-rgyX~dOu

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for repot meaning in English (3.0kB)

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