English verb: spring up | |||
1. | spring up (stative) come into existence; take on form or shape | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, uprise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | become | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | come, come forth, emerge, follow, head, resurge, swell, well up | ||
Verb group | develop | ||