spring back
spring back · springs back · sprang back · sprung back · springing back
To recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved positionTo recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.
» When will spring finally be back?
DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.
The bough sprang back and hit us square in the face.
Examples
5 sentencesWhen will spring finally be back?
The vampire sprang back to life.
Yanni sprang back to his car.
The branch sprang back and hit her.
The rope stretches and springs back into shape.
Forms
springs back, springing back, sprang back, sprung back| Base form | spring back · to spring back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | springs back |
| Present participle | springing back |
| Past simple | sprang back |
| Past participle | sprung back |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.