spring to mind

spring to mind
verb
be remembered
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His name comes to mind when you mention the strike

Syn: ↑come to mind
Hypernyms: ↑appear
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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if something comes to mind, suddenly you remember it or start to think about it

They asked for my comments, but nothing sprang to mind.

Thesaurus: to remembersynonym
Main entry: mind

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spring to mind — see mind, 1
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Main Entry:spring

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come/spring to ˈmind idiom
if sth comes/springs to mind, you suddenly remember or think of it

When discussing influential modern artists, three names immediately come to mind.

Main entry:mindidiom

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