regrow

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. verb
    To grow again; to grow back after being lost, cut, or removed.; To cause something to grow again; to stimulate new growth in a part that has been lost or damaged.; To grow back (a body part or appendage), as in the case of certain animals such as lizards or starfish.; To grow again after harvesting, as in the case of crops, grass, or hair.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: regrows Past: regrew Past part.: regrown Pres part.: regrowing

Collocations

regrow hairregrow from cuttingsregrow vegetablesregrow teethregrow naturally

Derivatives

regrowthregrowable

Synonyms

regenerateresproutrenewsprout again

Antonyms

witherdie off

Commonly confused

regenerate
EN: 'Regenerate' is broader, applying to tissues, organisms, or abstract concepts; 'regrow' specifically refers to physical growing again (plants, hair, limbs).

Spelling tips

EN: The past tense is 'regrew' (not 'regrowed') and the past participle is 'regrown' (not 'regrowed'), following the irregular pattern of 'grow'.

💬 Examples

  1. After the fire, the forest began to regrow within a few years.

  2. Scientists are researching ways to regrow damaged nerve tissue in the spinal cord.

  3. A lizard can regrow its tail after it has been detached as a defense mechanism.

  4. The lawn will regrow quickly if you water it regularly after mowing.