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springs up

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

Meaning of spring up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To appear suddenly.
    • A breeze had sprung up, pushing the ship back within range of the Spanish cannons.
    Synonyms:
    pop up
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To come rapidly into existence.
    • In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan.1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 167
    Synonyms:
    upspring

Questions about springs up

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

Words near springs up in the dictionary

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

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