verb (used without object), up·sprang or up·sprung, up·sprung, up·spring·ing.
- to spring up.
- to come into being or existence; arise: Prosperity began to upspring after the war.
noun Archaic.
- growth or development.
- a coming into existence; origin.
verb (ʌpˈsprɪŋ) -springs, -springing, -sprang, -sprung or -sprung
- (intr) to spring up or come into existence
noun (ˈʌpˌsprɪŋ)
- a leap forwards or upwards
- the act of coming into existence