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regrow

(riːˈɡrəʊ)
vb, -grows, -growing, -grew or -grown
to grow or be grown again after having been cut or having died or withered
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regrow


Past participle: regrown
Gerund: regrowing

Imperative
regrow
regrow
Present
I regrow
you regrow
he/she/it regrows
we regrow
you regrow
they regrow
Preterite
I regrew
you regrew
he/she/it regrew
we regrew
you regrew
they regrew
Present Continuous
I am regrowing
you are regrowing
he/she/it is regrowing
we are regrowing
you are regrowing
they are regrowing
Present Perfect
I have regrown
you have regrown
he/she/it has regrown
we have regrown
you have regrown
they have regrown
Past Continuous
I was regrowing
you were regrowing
he/she/it was regrowing
we were regrowing
you were regrowing
they were regrowing
Past Perfect
I had regrown
you had regrown
he/she/it had regrown
we had regrown
you had regrown
they had regrown
Future
I will regrow
you will regrow
he/she/it will regrow
we will regrow
you will regrow
they will regrow
Future Perfect
I will have regrown
you will have regrown
he/she/it will have regrown
we will have regrown
you will have regrown
they will have regrown
Future Continuous
I will be regrowing
you will be regrowing
he/she/it will be regrowing
we will be regrowing
you will be regrowing
they will be regrowing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been regrowing
you have been regrowing
he/she/it has been regrowing
we have been regrowing
you have been regrowing
they have been regrowing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been regrowing
you will have been regrowing
he/she/it will have been regrowing
we will have been regrowing
you will have been regrowing
they will have been regrowing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been regrowing
you had been regrowing
he/she/it had been regrowing
we had been regrowing
you had been regrowing
they had been regrowing
Conditional
I would regrow
you would regrow
he/she/it would regrow
we would regrow
you would regrow
they would regrow
Past Conditional
I would have regrown
you would have regrown
he/she/it would have regrown
we would have regrown
you would have regrown
they would have regrown
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury"
acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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Choi and his team found that lost hair that does not regrow happens due to the interaction between two different proteins that are found on the scalp.