Meaning of spring up in English
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spring upDefinitions
1. come into existenceExamples
- « take on form or shape »
- « A new religious movement originated in that country »
- « a love that sprang up from friendship »
- « the idea for the book grew out of a short story »
- « An interesting phenomenon uprose »
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Famous quotes
- « The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms! » Robert Walpole
- « Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed. » George Henry Lewes
- « At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide. » Abraham Lincoln