spring from

Meaning

1. 1

   spring from sthformal

   to be caused by sth; to start from sth

   The idea for the novel sprang from a trip to India.

2. 2

   spring from…informal

   to appear suddenly and unexpectedly from a particular place

   Where on earth did you spring from?

In the movies · 7

• Where did this terrier spring from?Amazing Grace2006
• A glorious resurrection will spring from the filthy depths...Gangs of New York2002
• Bye. Be back in a month. I'll spring you from Riverside.Herbie: Fully Loaded2005
• : You were drinking from a spring that came from the long nose of an animal.The Holdovers2023
• I spent three months annulling Louis then in May, in spring, not far from here we married.The Lion in Winter1968
• You were drinking from a spring that came from the long nose of an animal.Little Big Man1970
• - Where'd she spring from? - Bloody nuisance, especially today.Another Year2010

Learn it in full scenes

• Amazing Grace2006
  • Wilberforce Meets Barbara in Bath
  • Wilberforce Tells Richard He Found God
  • Pitt Asks Wilberforce to Return
• Another Year2010
  • A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills
  • Janet Rates Her Happiness
  • Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks

From the same entry

• full of the joys of spring
• spring into action
• spring a leak
• spring a trap
• hope springs eternal
• come to mind
• spring for
• spring up