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up·spring

 (ŭp-sprĭng′)
intr.v. up·sprang (-sprăng′) or up·sprung (-sprŭng′), up·sprung, up·spring·ing, up·springs
1. To spring up, as from the soil.
2. To come into being; arise.
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upspring

vb, -springs, -springing, -sprang, -sprung or -sprung
(intr) to spring up or come into existence
n
1. a leap forwards or upwards
2. the act of coming into existence
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up•spring

(ʌpˈsprɪŋ)

v.i. -sprang -sprung, -sprung, -spring•ing.
1. to spring up.
2. to come into being or existence; arise.
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upspring


Past participle: upsprung
Gerund: upspringing

Imperative
upspring
upspring
Present
I upspring
you upspring
he/she/it upsprings
we upspring
you upspring
they upspring
Preterite
I upsprang
you upsprang
he/she/it upsprang
we upsprang
you upsprang
they upsprang
Present Continuous
I am upspringing
you are upspringing
he/she/it is upspringing
we are upspringing
you are upspringing
they are upspringing
Present Perfect
I have upsprung
you have upsprung
he/she/it has upsprung
we have upsprung
you have upsprung
they have upsprung
Past Continuous
I was upspringing
you were upspringing
he/she/it was upspringing
we were upspringing
you were upspringing
they were upspringing
Past Perfect
I had upsprung
you had upsprung
he/she/it had upsprung
we had upsprung
you had upsprung
they had upsprung
Future
I will upspring
you will upspring
he/she/it will upspring
we will upspring
you will upspring
they will upspring
Future Perfect
I will have upsprung
you will have upsprung
he/she/it will have upsprung
we will have upsprung
you will have upsprung
they will have upsprung
Future Continuous
I will be upspringing
you will be upspringing
he/she/it will be upspringing
we will be upspringing
you will be upspringing
they will be upspringing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been upspringing
you have been upspringing
he/she/it has been upspringing
we have been upspringing
you have been upspringing
they have been upspringing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been upspringing
you will have been upspringing
he/she/it will have been upspringing
we will have been upspringing
you will have been upspringing
they will have been upspringing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been upspringing
you had been upspringing
he/she/it had been upspringing
we had been upspringing
you had been upspringing
they had been upspringing
Conditional
I would upspring
you would upspring
he/she/it would upspring
we would upspring
you would upspring
they would upspring
Past Conditional
I would have upsprung
you would have upsprung
he/she/it would have upsprung
we would have upsprung
you would have upsprung
they would have upsprung
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upspring

verb
1. To adopt a standing posture:
2. To have as a source:
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