Spring - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
he will hold office until the spring of next year
- a point at which water issues forth
- the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length (syn: give, springiness)
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (syn: bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation)
verb
- develop into a distinctive entity (syn: form)
- spring back; spring away from an impact (syn: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet)
- develop suddenly
- produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
Extra examples
We'll plant the seeds next spring.
We've had a rainy spring.
The first few weeks of spring were unusually warm.
The mattress is old and some of the springs are broken.
The cushion has lost its spring.
There's a feeling of spring in the air today.
He was in the spring of his years.
The mattress has lost its spring.
She walked along with a spring in her step.
The gate sprang shut behind them.
She turned the key and the lid sprang open.
The fire brigade sprang into action.
Tears sprang from his eyes.
Madness and creativity could spring from the same source.
Her doubts spring from too much experience of failure.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: spring
he/she/it: springs
present participle: springing
past tense: sprang
past participle: sprung
singular: spring
plural: springs
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