Kilo Lingo

plant

/plɑːnt/

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Translation

To put a seed or young plant into the ground so it can grow.

Word origin

From Old English plantian, from Latin plantare, meaning to set in the ground.

Origin
Old English
Root
plantian

Grammar

Verb typeregular (plant, plants, planted)

Examples

seeds spring.

Here "plant" means to put seeds into the ground to grow.

.

"Planted" is the past form of "plant".

flowers .

"Plants" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 14.