spring from

verb

sprang from or sprung from; sprung from; springing from; springs from

informal

: to start from or be caused by (something)

The idea sprang from a dream I had.

Examples of spring from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Costume Institute sprang from the Museum of Costume Art, an independent entity that was formed in 1937 and was led by Irene Lewisohn, the founder of the Neighborhood Playhouse. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026

Both spring from some primordial, paradoxical desire to see oneself and to lose oneself — to be acknowledged by the vast universe as something singular with meaning and purpose, and also to merge with that vastness, to overflow the constraints of one tiny body, one narrow soul. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026

Computer science major Ben Aybar, 22, graduated last spring from the University of Chicago and applied for about 50 jobs, mostly in software engineering, without getting a single interview. —ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

Anxiety also reaches computer science majors Computer science major Ben Aybar, 22, graduated last spring from the University of Chicago and applied for about 50 jobs, mostly in software engineering, without getting a single interview. —Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for spring from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum
• come