springboard
springboard · springboards · springboarded · springboarding
To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political officeTo launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office.
US/spɹˈɪŋbˌɔɹd/
Meaning
1 sensesTo launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office.
Origin
From spring + board.From spring + board.
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Forms
springboards, springboarding, springboarded, springboardedregular · Lesson
| Base form | springboard · to springboard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | springboards |
| Present participle | springboarding |
| Past simple | springboarded |
| Past participle | springboarded |
Tenses
springboard · springboarded · will springboard · have springboardedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular 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.