upspring

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/ʌpˈspɹɪŋ//ˈʌpspɹɪŋ/

verb

To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.

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OriginMiddle English upspringen ← Old English uppspringan →
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Meanings

upspring1

verbupspring (third-person singular simple present upsprings, present participle upspringing, simple past upsprang or upsprung, past participle upsprung)

present singular third person upsprings · participle present upspringing · past upsprang · past upsprung · participle past upsprung

  1. intransitiveTo spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.

    In diamond light upspring the dazzling peaks Of Pyramids

    1829, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Timbuctoo
    1 more example

    Might not its waters upspring in this new land, whose discovery was the great marvel of the age, and which men looked upon as the unknown east of Asia?

    1879, Charles Morris, Historical Tales

    Synonyms: spring, spring up, sprout, arise, be born, come into existence

upspring2

nounupspring (plural upsprings)

plural upsprings

  1. A spring or leap into the air.

    Synonyms: bound, jump, leap, spring

  2. origin

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.

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springspring upsproutarisebe borncome into existence

nounA spring or leap into the air.

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spring up

Origin

upspring · verb

  1. Old Englishuppspringan
  2. Middle Englishupspringen
  3. Englishupspring

From Middle English upspringen, from Old English uppspringan, ūpspringan, equivalent to up- + spring.

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upspring · noun

  1. Old Englishupspring“origin, birth, rising up, springing up”
  2. Middle Englishupspring
  3. Englishupspring

From Middle English upspring, upspringe, from Old English upspring (“origin, birth, rising up, springing up”), equivalent to up- + spring. Cognate with Old Saxon upspring (“well; source; spring”), Middle Low German upspringen (“to spring up; grow”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with upspring

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Cite this entry
APA

upspring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upspring

MLA

“upspring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upspring. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upspring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upspring.

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