Verb

springen

to jump, to leap, to crack, to burst

Die Kinder springen im Garten.

The children are jumping in the garden.

Die Tasse ist vom Tisch gefallen und gesprungen.

The cup fell off the table and cracked.

Er sprang über den Bach.

He jumped over the stream.

Sie ist vor Freude in die Luft gesprungen.

She jumped in the air for joy.

((over sth.)) to jump over sth. Er springt über den Zaun.

((into sth.)) to jump into sth. Das Kind springt ins Wasser.

((from sth.)) to jump from sth. Die Katze springt vom Baum.

(of an object) to crack Das Glas ist gesprungen.

Synonyms: hüpfen, hopsen; Antonyms: stehen, landen

From Old High German 'springan'. It is a cognate of the English word 'spring'.

Imagine a 'spring' that lets you 'springen' into the air.

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