spring up

spring up
verb
come into existence; take on form or shape (Freq. 8)
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A new religious movement originated in that country

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a love that sprang up from friendship

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the idea for the book grew out of a short story

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An interesting phenomenon uprose

Syn: ↑originate, ↑arise, ↑rise, ↑develop, ↑uprise, ↑grow
Derivationally related forms: ↑growth (for: ↑grow), ↑originative (for: ↑originate), ↑origin (for: ↑originate), ↑origination (for: ↑originate)
Hypernyms: ↑become
Hyponyms:
resurge, ↑come forth, ↑emerge, ↑come, ↑follow, ↑well up, ↑swell, ↑head
Verb Group: ↑develop
Verb Frames:
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ˌspring ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they spring up he/she/it springs up present participle springing up past tense sprang up past participle sprung up] phrasal verb
to appear or to be produced suddenly and quickly

New Internet companies were springing up every day.

Thesaurus: to appear slightly, suddenly or temporarilysynonym
Main entry: spring

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spring up [phrasal verb]
: to grow or appear suddenly

The weeds sprang up overnight.

New housing developments are springing up all over the state.

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Main Entry:spring

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ˌspring ˈup derived
to appear or develop quickly and/or suddenly

Play areas for children are springing up all over the place.

Opposition groups are springing up like mushrooms.

Main entry:springderived

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