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

With In the Heart of the South, the motivations of the thriller’s main characters, Ivalu and Sesi, spring from widespread trauma in communities like Nunavut and across Canada among its First Nations peoples. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

This study springs from our existing research involving artificial intelligence (AI) and acoustics. — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, might well come closest in approach to Kimberly Belflower’s urgent John Proctor Is The Villain in its insistence that homeroom sadism doesn’t just spring from hormones or reindeer game competition. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

The Lynx feature Rookie of the Year favorite Olivia Miles, drafted second overall this spring from TCU, who is also considered a contender for league MVP. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for spring from

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