plant out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To move young plants from small pots or inside the house into the ground outside in the garden.
Literal meaning: To plant something out (outside) — directionally transparent within the gardening domain.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To transfer seedlings or young plants from a sheltered environment into their permanent outdoor growing position.
"After the last frost, we planted out all the tomato seedlings we had been growing on the windowsill."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
A gardening term. The 'out' implies moving from a protected environment (indoors, greenhouse, seed tray) to a permanent outdoor position. Common in British gardening vocabulary. Usually done in spring when there is no longer a risk of frost. Also used in agriculture for transplanting crops.
Commonly used with
seedlings tomatoes bedding plants cabbages lettuces spring
Forms
Base
plant out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
plants out
he/she/it
Past simple
planted out
yesterday
Past participle
planted out
have + pp
-ing form
planting out
continuous
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