Phrase guide

spring to life

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To start to exist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Sometimes the ideas spring to life fully formed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: jaio — start to exist
  • Bulgarian: появявам се (pojavjavam se) — start to exist
  • Danish: springe — start to exist
  • Dutch: ontspringen — start to exist
  • Dutch: ontspruiten — start to exist
  • Dutch: ontstaan — start to exist
  • Finnish: nousta — start to exist
  • Finnish: syntyä — start to exist
  • French: naître — start to exist
  • German: entspringen — start to exist
  • Greek: ξεπροβάλλω (xeprovállo) — start to exist
  • Greek: ξεφυτρώνω (xefytróno) — start to exist
  • Italian: nascere — start to exist
  • Italian: generarsi — start to exist
  • Italian: formarsi — start to exist
  • Japanese: 跳ね上がる (hane-agaru) — start to exist
  • Japanese: 跳ねる (haneru) — start to exist
  • Luxembourgish: entsprangen — start to exist
  • Macedonian: се појавува (se pojavuva) — start to exist
  • Maltese: tfaċċa — start to exist
  • Portuguese: nascer — start to exist
  • Russian: возника́ть (voznikátʹ) — start to exist
  • Russian: брать нача́ло (bratʹ načálo) — start to exist
  • Spanish: nacer — start to exist
  • Turkish: ortaya çıkıvermek — start to exist
  • Turkish: belirivermek — start to exist