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spring to mind

spring to mind verb: to appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.

Verb

spring to mind (third-person singular simple present springs to mind, present participle springing to mind, simple past sprang to mind, past participle sprung to mind)

  1. (idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
    • Two good reasons spring to mind at once.1987, R.C.D. Jasper, Geoffrey J. Cuming, Prayer of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed, page 3

spring to mind meaning in Tamil

spring to mind in Tamil

appear in one's thoughts
தோன்று tōṉṟu

Synonyms of spring to mind

Forms of spring to mind

third-person singular presentsprings to mind
present participlespringing to mind
pastsprang to mind
past participlesprung to mind

Questions about spring to mind

What does spring to mind mean?
Spring to mind means to appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
What is spring to mind in Tamil?
Spring to mind in Tamil is தோன்று (tōṉṟu). See Spring to mind meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spring to mind?
Spring to mind is a verb.
What is the past tense of spring to mind?
The past tense of spring to mind is sprang to mind.

Words near spring to mind in the dictionary

  1. Spring Terrace
  2. spring the luff
  3. spring tide
  4. spring tides
  5. spring to life
  6. spring to mind
  7. spring to somebody's defence
  8. spring training
  9. spring up
  10. Spring Vale
  11. Spring Valley

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