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Definition of spring from phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spring from

phrasal verb
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spring from something
  1. (formal) to be caused by something; to start from something
    • The idea for the novel sprang from a trip to India.
spring from…
  1. (informal) to appear suddenly and unexpectedly from a particular place
    • Where on earth did you spring from?
See spring from in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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