repot
repot verb: to move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth.
Verb
repot (third-person singular simple present repots, present participle repotting, simple past and past participle repotted)
- To move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth.
- To give (oneself) new challenges or environments as a means of personal growth.
- There's no limit to the number of times you can repot yourself. Every season offers opportunities for new growth, and what's fulfilling to you now may not answer your needs in a future stage of life.2008, Diana Holman, Ginger Pape, Repotting
- The impulse to repot yourself may be set in motion by a change in your life. This can be an event beyond your control, or it may be a happening over which you have some control.2010, Mary Lou Dobbs, Repotting Yourself: Financial-Emotional-Spiritual Flow, page 5
Forms of repot
| third-person singular present | repots |
|---|---|
| present participle | repotting |
| past participle | repotted |
| past | repotted |
| alternative form | re-pot |
Origin of repot
From re- + pot.
Words formed from repot
Questions about repot
- What does repot mean?
- Repot means to move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for further growth.
- What part of speech is repot?
- Repot is a verb.
- What is the past tense of repot?
- The past tense of repot is repotted.
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