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spring

spring
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spring]
    • /sprɪŋ/
    • /sprɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spring]
    • /sprɪŋ/

Definitions of spring word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of SPRING String PRocessING language 3
  • verb without object spring to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring. 1
  • verb without object spring to be released from a constrained position, as by resilient or elastic force or from the action of a spring: A trap springs. The door sprang open and in he walked. 1
  • verb without object spring to issue forth suddenly, as water, blood, sparks, fire, etc. (often followed by forth, out, or up): Blood sprang from the wound. 1
  • verb without object spring to come into being, rise, or arise within a short time (usually followed by up): Industries sprang up in the suburbs. 1
  • verb without object spring to come into being by growth, as from a seed or germ, bulb, root, etc.; grow, as plants. 1

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Origin of spring

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English springen, Old English springan; cognate with Dutch, German springen, Old Norse springa; (noun) Middle English spring(e), Old English spring, spryng issue of a stream; compare Middle Low German, Old High German, Danish, Swedish spring

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

spring usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spring

noun spring

  • acquittance — a release from or settlement of a debt, etc
  • adjustability — ability to adjust
  • adolescence — Adolescence is the period of your life in which you develop from being a child into being an adult.
  • apprehensiveness — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.

verb spring

  • absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
  • allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
  • amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
  • appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
  • arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.

Antonyms for spring

noun spring

  • autumn — Autumn is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees.
  • autumnal equinox — the time at which the sun crosses the plane of the equator away from the relevant hemisphere, making day and night of equal length. It occurs about Sept 23 in the N hemisphere (March 21 in the S hemisphere)

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