verb
come into existence; take on form or shape (Freq. 8)
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A new religious movement originated in that country
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a love that sprang up from friendship
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the idea for the book grew out of a short story
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An interesting phenomenon uprose
• Derivationally related forms: ↑growth (for: ↑grow), ↑originative (for: ↑originate), ↑origin (for: ↑originate), ↑origination (for: ↑originate)
• Hypernyms: ↑become
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Group: ↑develop
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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ˌspring ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they spring up he/she/it springs up present participle springing up past tense sprang up past participle sprung up] phrasal verb
to appear or to be produced suddenly and quickly
New Internet companies were springing up every day.
Thesaurus: to appear slightly, suddenly or temporarilysynonym
Main entry: spring
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spring up [phrasal verb]
: to grow or appear suddenly
The weeds sprang up overnight.
New housing developments are springing up all over the state.
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Main Entry: ↑spring
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ˌspring ˈup derived
to appear or develop quickly and/or suddenly
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Play areas for children are springing up all over the place.
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Opposition groups are springing up like mushrooms.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.