spring — the season after winter when plants begin to grow
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the season after winter when plants begin to grow
Pronunciation (IPA): /sprɪŋ/
Korean meaning: 봄, 춘계
Korean pronunciation: **스**프링
Example Sentences
- My grandmother is no spring chicken, but she can still dance all night!
- When the alarm went off, he sprang out of bed like a jack-in-the-box.
- Spring is the perfect time for new beginnings.
spring
NOUN//sprɪŋ//
the season after winter when plants begin to grow
💡 Concept
After the long winter, spring finally arrived and flowers bloomed everywhere.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/sprɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/sprɪŋ/
🌳Etymology
Rootspring
Origin
고대 영어 'springan'에서 유래되어 '뛰다, 솟아오르다'는 의미였습니다. 계절의 봄도 식물이 땅에서 '솟아오르는' 시기라는 의미에서 같은 어원을 갖습니다.
🎵Rhyme
ringsingkingwingbring
ring
sing
king
wing
bring
🔗Collocations
spring break
spring cleaning
spring water
spring into action
hot spring
spring fever
spring chicken
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother is no spring chicken, but she can still dance all night!”
😄 Fun example
“When the alarm went off, he sprang out of bed like a jack-in-the-box.”
“Spring is the perfect time for new beginnings.”
“The old sofa's springs are making weird noises.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
leapjumpbouncevaultseason
Antonyms
fallautumnwintersink
Related
summerbloomcoilelasticfountain
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