spring to mind en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
Two good reasons spring to mind at once.
1987, R.C.D. Jasper, Geoffrey J. Cuming, Prayer of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| springing to mind | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sprang to mind | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| springs to mind | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sprung to mind | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (27)
fi tulla mieleen (appear in one's thoughts) · fr passer par la tête (appear in one's thoughts) · pl przyjść do głowy (appear in one's thoughts) · pl przychodzić do głowy (appear in one's thoughts) · mi totoko (appear in one's thoughts) · fi muistua mieleen (appear in one's thoughts) · izh tärkähtää päähä (appear in one's thoughts) · hu eszébe jut (appear in one's thoughts) · la subeo (appear in one's thoughts) · tr akla gelmek (appear in one's thoughts) · izh tärkähtäissä päähä (appear in one's thoughts) · es ocurrir (appear in one's thoughts) · ru приходи́ть на ум (appear in one's thoughts) · de in den Sinn kommen (appear in one's thoughts) · ang on mōd berinnan (appear in one's thoughts) · mi kowhana (appear in one's thoughts) · gd buail an ceann (appear in one's thoughts) · gl acordar (appear in one's thoughts) · fr venir à l'esprit (appear in one's thoughts) · mi wheriko (appear in one's thoughts) · ru прийти́ на ум (appear in one's thoughts) · ru прийти́ в го́лову (appear in one's thoughts) · ta தோன்று (appear in one's thoughts) · ru приходи́ть в го́лову (appear in one's thoughts) · nl te binnen schieten (appear in one's thoughts) · fi juolahtaa mieleen (appear in one's thoughts) · cmn 突然想起 (appear in one's thoughts)