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spring from … — ˈspring from… derived (informal) to appear suddenly and unexpectedly from a particular place • Where on earth did you spring from? Main entry: ↑springderived … Useful english dictionary
spring from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spring from : present tense I/you/we/they spring from he/she/it springs from present participle springing from past tense sprang from past participle sprung from 1) spring from someone/something to come from a … English dictionary
spring from the loins — see ↑loin • • • Main Entry: ↑spring … Useful english dictionary
spring from something — ˈspring from sth derived (formal) to be caused by sth; to start from sth • The idea for the novel sprang from a trip to India. Main entry: ↑springderived … Useful english dictionary
spring from — originate or appear from. → spring … English new terms dictionary
ˈspring from sth — phrasal verb to come from a particular place, family, or situation … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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spring´less — spring «sprihng», verb, sprang or sprung, sprung, spring|ing, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to rise or move suddenly and lightly; leap or jump: »to spring to attention. I sprang to my feet. The dog sprang at the thief. He sprang to his sleigh, to his … Useful english dictionary
spring´a|ble — spring «sprihng», verb, sprang or sprung, sprung, spring|ing, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to rise or move suddenly and lightly; leap or jump: »to spring to attention. I sprang to my feet. The dog sprang at the thief. He sprang to his sleigh, to his … Useful english dictionary
Spring — Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
