plant in English: To put a seed or young plant into the ground so it can grow. (verb)

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

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

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

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

Related words

tree

A tall plant with a hard trunk, branches, and leaves that lives for many years.

garden

A piece of ground next to a house where you grow flowers, grass, or food.

grow

To get bigger over time, or to make a plant get bigger.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

food

Food is anything that people or animals eat to stay alive and grow.

branch

One of the arms of a tree that grows out from the trunk and holds leaves.

jungle

A thick, hot forest with many trees and plants growing close together.

potato

A round vegetable that grows under the ground and is cooked before you eat it.

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