Meanings
verbregrow (third-person singular simple present regrows, present participle regrowing, simple past regrew, past participle regrown)
present singular third person regrows · participle present regrowing · past regrew · participle past regrown
- ambitransitiveTo grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed.
Deciduous trees regrow their leaves every year.
2 more examples
Humans cannot regrow lost limbs but some amphibians can.
A few weeks ago, a story popped up on my news feed about a slug that can sever its own head and regrow another body in weeks.
2026, Brian Underwood, “When You Can Turn Back Time”, in Men's Health, volume 41, number 2, page 30
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishgrow
- Englishregrow
Translations
Esperanto rekreski
- rekreskito sprout afresh
Māori torokiki
- torokikito sprout afresh
Polish odrastać, odrosnąć
- odrastaćto sprout afresh
- odrosnąćto sprout afresh
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Cite this entry
APA
regrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrow
MLA
“regrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrow. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regrow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrow.
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