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springs to mind

springs to mind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spring to mind.

Meaning of spring to mind

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

Questions about springs to mind

What is springs to mind the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Springs to mind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spring to mind.

Words near springs to mind in the dictionary

  1. springs for
  2. springs into action
  3. springs of pork
  4. springs out
  5. springs to life
  6. springs to mind
  7. springs to somebody's defence
  8. springs up
  9. springscape
  10. springscapes
  11. springsful

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