spring to mind

spring to mind

English

Verb

spring to mind (third-person singular simple present springs to mind, present participle springing to mind, simple past sprang to mind, past participle sprung to mind)

1. (idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
   • 1987: R.C.D. Jasper, Geoffrey J. Cuming, Prayer of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed, p. 3.

     Two good reasons spring to mind at once.

Synonyms

• come to mind, leap to mind

Translations

appear in one's thoughts

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: te binnen schieten Finnish: tulla mieleen (fi), muistua mieleen, juolahtaa mieleen French: venir à l'esprit (fr), passer par la tête (fr) German: in den Sinn kommen

Latin: subeo Maori: kowhana, totoko, wheriko Russian: приходи́ть на ум (prixodítʹ na um), приходи́ть в го́лову (ru) (prixodítʹ v gólovu) Scottish Gaelic: buail an ceann Spanish: ocurrir (es)