Meaning of "spring" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPRING

Old English springan; related to Old Norse springa, Old High German springan, Sanskrit sprhayati he desires, Old Slavonic pragu grasshopper.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPRING

spring  [sprɪŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPRING

Spring is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spring in English.

WHAT DOES SPRING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spring

Spring may refer to: ▪ Spring, a season of the year ▪ Spring, a natural source of water ▪ Spring, a mechanical device that stores energy ▪ Spring, a geometric surface in the shape of a helically coiled tube ▪ Springs, in oceanography, the spring tide ▪ Spring, often used to name periods of political liberalization...

Definition of spring in the English dictionary

The first definition of spring in the dictionary is to move or cause to move suddenly upwards or forwards in a single motion. Other definition of spring is to release or be released from a forced position by elastic force. Spring is also to leap or jump over.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPRING

PRESENT

Present

I spring

you spring

he/she/it springs

we spring

you spring

they spring

Present continuous

I am springing

you are springing

he/she/it is springing

we are springing

you are springing

they are springing

Present perfect

I have sprung

you have sprung

he/she/it has sprung

we have sprung

you have sprung

they have sprung

Present perfect continuous

I have been springing

you have been springing

he/she/it has been springing

we have been springing

you have been springing

they have been springing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sprang

you sprang

he/she/it sprang

we sprang

you sprang

they sprang

Past continuous

I was springing

you were springing

he/she/it was springing

we were springing

you were springing

they were springing

Past perfect

I had sprung

you had sprung

he/she/it had sprung

we had sprung

you had sprung

they had sprung

Past perfect continuous

I had been springing

you had been springing

he/she/it had been springing

we had been springing

you had been springing

they had been springing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will spring

you will spring

he/she/it will spring

we will spring

you will spring

they will spring

Future continuous

I will be springing

you will be springing

he/she/it will be springing

we will be springing

you will be springing

they will be springing

Future perfect

I will have sprung

you will have sprung

he/she/it will have sprung

we will have sprung

you will have sprung

they will have sprung

Future perfect continuous

I will have been springing

you will have been springing

he/she/it will have been springing

we will have been springing

you will have been springing

they will have been springing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would spring

you would spring

he/she/it would spring

we would spring

you would spring

they would spring

Conditional continuous

I would be springing

you would be springing

he/she/it would be springing

we would be springing

you would be springing

they would be springing

Conditional perfect

I would have spring

you would have spring

he/she/it would have spring

we would have spring

you would have spring

they would have spring

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been springing

you would have been springing

he/she/it would have been springing

we would have been springing

you would have been springing

they would have been springing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you spring
we let´s spring
you spring

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to spring

Past participle

sprung

Present Participle

springing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SPRING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spring» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of spring

arise · beginning · bounce · bounciness · bound · brio · buck · buoyancy · cause · come · derive · descend · elasticity · emanate · emerge · energy · flexibility · fount · fountainhead · geyser · give · grow · hop · hot spring · issue · jauntiness · jump · leap · life · liveliness · origin · originate · proceed · rebound · recoil · resilience · root · saltation · source · spirit · springiness · springlike · springtide · springtime · start · stem · thermal spring · vault · vernal · verve · vigour · vitality · vivacity · well · wellspring · welly

TRANSLATION OF SPRING

Find out the translation of spring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of spring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spring» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 春天
• Translator English - Spanish: primavera
• English: spring
• Translator English - Hindi: वसंत
• Translator English - Arabic: الرَّبِيع
• Translator English - Russian: весна
• Translator English - Portuguese: primavera
• Translator English - Bengali: বসন্ত
• Translator English - French: printemps
• Translator English - Malay: Musim bunga
• Translator English - German: Feder
• Translator English - Japanese: 春
• Translator English - Korean: 봄
• Translator English - Javanese: Spring
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mùa xuân
• Translator English - Tamil: வசந்த
• Translator English - Marathi: वसंत ऋतु
• Translator English - Turkish: bahar
• Translator English - Italian: molla
• Translator English - Polish: sprężyna
• Translator English - Ukrainian: весна
• Translator English - Romanian: primăvară
• Translator English - Greek: άνοιξη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: die lente
• Translator English - Swedish: fjäder
• Translator English - Norwegian: spole

10 QUOTES WITH «SPRING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spring.

1

Kelley Armstrong

Everyone is the sum total of past experiences. A character doesn't just spring to life at age thirty.

2

Bernard Barton

Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.

3

Mario Batali

We would load up the yellow Cutlass Supreme station wagon and pick blackberries during blackberry season or spring onions during spring onion season. For us, food was part of the fabric of our day.

4

Adrian Belew

We expect to keep our writing sessions going until late spring, then to play some new material in a few secret club dates. The record will likely take a long time and may not surface until 1999!

5

Al Bernstein

Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.

6

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

7

Jean de la Bruyere

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

8

Thomas Campion

From heav'nly thoughts all true delight doth spring.

9

Rick Danko

I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.

10

Richard Dawkins

Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRING»

Discover the use of spring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Silent Spring

Discusses the reckless annihilation of fish and birds by the use of pesticides and warns of the possible genetic effects on humans.

Rachel Carson, 2002

Professional Java Development with the Spring Framework

All this is illustrated with a complete sample application. When you finish the book, you will be well equipped to use Spring effectively in everything from simple Web applications to complex enterprise applications.

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Alef Arendsen, 2005

Pro Spring

At over 800 pages, this is by far the most comprehensive book available and thoroughly explores the power of Spring.

Rob Harrop, Jan Machacek, 2005

Spring Web Services 2 Cookbook

As the books covers a variety of topics in Web-Service development, it will serve as a reference guide to those already familiar with Web-Services. Beginners can also use this book to gain real-world experience of Web-Service development.

Hamidreza Sattari, 2012

Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age

Named "One of the 100 best books ever published in Canada" (The Literary Review of Canada), Rites of Spring is a brilliant and captivating work of cultural history from the internationally acclaimed scholar and writer Modris Eksteins.

Modris Eksteins, 2012

The Torrents of Spring

A highly entertaining story, The Torrents of Spring offers a rare glimpse into Hemingway's early career as a storyteller and stylist.

Ernest Hemingway, 2002

After the Arab Spring: How Islamists Hijacked The Middle ...

The author of Inside Egypt presents a sobering warning about the future of an increasingly radical Middle East, challenging popular views about recent social revolutions while identifying powerful factors in the form of Wahhabi ideology, ...

John R. Bradley, 2012

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

A comprehensive and highly readable guide to Stravinsky's most revolutionary work.

Peter Hill, 2000

Just Spring

In this revised edition of Just Spring, you’ll get your hands deep into sample code, beginning with a problem that illustrates Spring’s core principle: dependency injection.

Madhusudhan Konda, 2011

Infants of The Spring

A satirical novel of the Harlem Renaissance.

Wallace Thurman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spring is used in the context of the following news items.

Style Gucci Spring 2016 Menswear

The 10-cent word that defined today's Gucci show was détournement. It essentially means recontextualization. Is a granny's pussy-bow blouse still a pussy-bow ... «Style.com, Jun 15»

Style Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2016 Menswear

Domenico Dolce was 7 years old when he first visited the Chinese Palace in Palermo. He didn't get it at all. "Too stupid," he said after the Dolce & Gabbana ... «Style.com, Jun 15»

Southern California just had its first 'reverse' spring in nearly 100 years

Sun-loving Southlanders may be too quick to label any unseasonal gloom as "freak weather," but this spring, there's actual data to back the complaint. «89.3 KPCC, Jun 15»

Bill Cunningham | Colors of Spring

Fashion and nature reflect each other's beauty. In early April, the young woman installing the nasturtium vines at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston ... «New York Times, May 15»

Spring: the indie horror skewering genre cinema

In Spring, death is explored rather than exploited. It's a meditative film about love, grief, biology and mortality, more metaphysical poetry than slasher horror. «The Guardian, May 15»

Spring review – a monster movie with a heart and soul

Writer-directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead here offer one of the year's foremost genre discoveries, although Spring's exact form is revealed only ... «The Guardian, May 15»

Why spring (yawn) makes us (yawn) sleepy

However, recognizing the elements that are effecting the quality and quantity of your shut-eye can go a long way in turning that spring sleepiness into the steady ... «CNN, May 15»

Deadly Gut Bacteria Infections Peak in Spring

People may be more likely to get infected with the sometimes deadly gut bacteria called "C. diff” during the spring, according to a new study. Researchers ... «Live Science, Apr 15»

Spring 2015 Economic Forecast: Tailwinds support the recovery

According to the European Commission's Spring 2015 Economic Forecast, these short-term factors are boosting an otherwise mild cyclical upswing in the EU. «EU News, Apr 15»

Songbirds Emerge for Spring, But Is the Timing Off? (Essay)

Just before dawn, birds wreak havoc on the stillness, cackling and calling to the world that spring has arrived and that it is time to mate. It's 6:32 on Easter ... «Live Science, Apr 15»