Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US, idiomatic)To pay for; to offer money.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. We went to the spring for water.

    ruМы пошли за водой к источнику.

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  2. These hot springs possess properties for healing wounds.

    deDiese heißen Quellen haben Wundheilungskräfte.

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  3. Joy is like spring, for it makes human nature blossom.

    deEin froher Sinn ist wie der Frühling. Er öffnet die Blüten der menschlichen Natur.

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Forms

springs for, springing for, sprang for, sprung for
Base formspring for · to spring for
3rd person singularsprings for
Present participlespringing for
Past simplesprang for
Past participlesprung for

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyspring for
he, she, itsprings for

Past simpleLesson

all personssprang for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sprung for
he, she, ithas sprung for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill spring for

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sprightlyspringA1springbokspringespringtime
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