Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To start to exist.

    Sometimes the ideas spring to life fully formed.

    entspringen

    возника́тьvoznikátʹ, брать нача́лоbratʹ načálo

Examples

5 sentences

  1. The vampire sprang back to life.

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  2. Gustavo was looking for the spring of life.

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  3. Guard your heart with all caution, because from it spring the sources of life.

    deHüte dein Herz mit aller Vorsicht, denn ihm entspringen die Quellen des Lebens. — carlosalberto

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  4. The band sprang to life.

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  5. The fire sprung to life.

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Translations

7 languages
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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyspring to life
he, she, itsprings to life

Past simpleLesson

all personssprang to life

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sprung to life
he, she, ithas sprung to life

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill spring to life

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sprightlyspringA1springbokspringespringtime
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