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sprang to somebody's defence

sprang to somebody's defence is the simple past of spring to somebody's defence.

Meaning of spring to somebody's defence

Verb

spring to somebody's defence (third-person singular simple present springs to somebody's defence, present participle springing to somebody's defence, simple past sprang to somebody's defence or sprung to somebody's defence, past participle sprung to somebody's defence)

  1. To defend someone
    Synonyms:
    leap to somebody's defence, jump to somebody's defence

Questions about sprang to somebody's defence

What is sprang to somebody's defence the simple past of?
Sprang to somebody's defence is the simple past of spring to somebody's defence.

Words near sprang to somebody's defence in the dictionary

  1. sprang for
  2. sprang into action
  3. sprang out
  4. sprang to life
  5. sprang to mind
  6. sprang to somebody's defence
  7. sprang up
  8. Spranger
  9. Sprangers
  10. sprangest
  11. sprangle

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