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- DictionarySpring/spriNG/
verb
- 1. move or jump suddenly or rapidly upward or forward: "I sprang out of bed"
- 2. originate or arise from: "madness and creativity could spring from the same source"
noun
- 1. the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November: "in spring the garden is a feast of blossom"
- 2. a resilient device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement.
SPRING meaning: 1 : the season between winter and summer the season when plants and trees begin to grow often used before another noun; 2 : a twisted or coiled piece of metal that returns to its original shape when it is pressed down or stretched
3 days ago · spring. (sprɪŋ ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense springs , present participle springing , past tense sprang , past participle sprung. 1. variable noun. Spring is the season between winter and summer when the weather becomes warmer and plants start to grow again. We planted bulbs to flower in spring.
to jump or move somewhere suddenly: The cat sprang onto the sofa. I tried to shut the door, but it kept springing open. spring to life. to suddenly become very active: After about 8 o'clock, the city springs to life. spring to mind. If a word or idea springs to mind, you suddenly think of it:
The verb spring means to leap or bounce up suddenly. When you spring, you jump abruptly. In fact, your body acts like another definition of spring, "a coil of metal that bounces back when pushed."
Definition of spring noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /sprɪŋ/ Idioms. season. [uncountable, countable] the season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow. The following spring, the three artists travelled to California. in (the) spring flowers that bloom in (the) spring. The birds arrive in late spring and leave again in early autumn. He was born in the spring of 1944.
Spring is the season between winter and summer. If you want to say that something happens every year during this season, you say that it happens in spring or in the spring.
