spring to mind
To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of somethingTo appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
» Nothing else springs to mind.
Dazu fällt mir nichts mehr ein. — raggione
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Examples
3 sentencesNothing else springs to mind.
deDazu fällt mir nichts mehr ein. — raggione
Nothing springs to mind. Have you got any ideas?
ruМне ничего в голову не приходит. У тебя есть идеи? — marafon
deMir fällt nichts dazu ein. Hast du eine Idee? — raggione
What's the first thing that springs to mind about Algiers?
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
in den Sinn kommen
приходи́ть на умprixodítʹ na um, прийти́ на умprijtí na um, приходи́ть в го́ловуprixodítʹ v gólovu
- be remembered
Forms
springs to mind, springing to mind, sprang to mind, sprung to mindirregular · Lesson
| Base form | spring to mind · to spring to mind |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | springs to mind |
| Present participle | springing to mind |
| Past simple | sprang to mind |
| Past participle | sprung to mind |
Tenses
spring to mind · sprang to mind · will spring to mind · have sprung to mindPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
2 synonyms- be remembered:come to mind
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.