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springen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • branch noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
  • jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
  • leap verb To jump a long distance, or jump over something suddenly and forcefully.
  • skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
  • vault noun A strong, secure room, especially one used to store money, valuables, or important records.

Senses

springen is used for these senses in English:

  • branch (intransitive, computing) To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
  • jump (intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
  • leap (intransitive) To jump.
  • leap (transitive) To cause to leap.
  • skip (intransitive) To leap about lightly.
  • skip (intransitive) To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.
  • vault (ambitransitive) To jump or leap over with a hand and/or foot on the item for support.

branch — full definition

  1. noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
  2. noun One of several local offices or outlets belonging to a larger organisation.
  3. noun A distinct part or subdivision of a subject, family, or system.
  4. verb To split into two or more parts, or to grow outward like a tree limb.

jump — full definition

  1. verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
  2. verb To increase suddenly and sharply.
  3. verb To react with a sudden, involuntary start, usually from fright or surprise.
  4. noun An act of jumping, or a sudden increase.

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