/sprɪŋ/
Translation
The season after winter, when plants start to grow.
Word origin
From Old English springan, meaning to leap or burst out, used for the season when plants spring up.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- springan
Grammar
Examples
.
"In spring" names the season that follows winter.
.
Here "spring" is a time of year.
Britain.
"Spring" is also a metal coil, and a verb meaning to jump.
Used in
Stories
(8)One Sheep Short
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The Boat in the Garden
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The Clock in the Hall
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The Passenger
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The First Letter
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The Register
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The Tuesday Visitor
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Two Tickets to Paris
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Grammar articles
(3)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 28.