Meaning

1 senses

  1. To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.

Origin

From Middle English upspringen, from Old English uppspringan, ūpspringan, equivalent to up

From Middle English upspringen, from Old English uppspringan, ūpspringan, equivalent to up- + spring.

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Forms

upsprings, upspringing, upsprang, upsprung
Base formupspring · to upspring
3rd person singularupsprings
Present participleupspringing
Past simpleupsprang / upsprung
Past participleupsprung

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyupspring
he, she, itupsprings

Past simpleLesson

all personsupsprang

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave upsprung
he, she, ithas upsprung

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill upspring

Synonyms

6 synonyms
spring up:springA1
sproutC1ariseB1spring upbe borncome into existence

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
upsetA2upshotupsideupstairsB1upstart

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