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atspring

atspring verb: to spring forth; emerge; spring into existence; originate.

Verb

atspring (third-person singular simple present atsprings, present participle atspringing, simple past atsprang, past participle atsprung)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To spring forth; emerge; spring into existence; originate.

Forms of atspring

third-person singular presentatsprings
present participleatspringing
pastatsprang
past participleatsprung

Origin of atspring

From Middle English atspringen, ætspringen, from Old English ætspringan (“to rush forth, spurt out, spring out”), equivalent to at- + spring. Compare Dutch ontspringen (“to spring, well, outflow”), German entspringen (“to spring from, escape, arise”).

Questions about atspring

What does atspring mean?
Atspring means to spring forth; emerge; spring into existence; originate.
What part of speech is atspring?
Atspring is a verb.
What is the past tense of atspring?
The past tense of atspring is atsprang.

Words near atspring in the dictionary

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  2. atslip
  3. atslipping
  4. atslips
  5. ATSP
  6. atspring
  7. atspringing
  8. atsprings
  9. atstand
  10. atstanding
  11. atstands

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