Springtime Meaning
/sprˈɪˌŋtaɪm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe season of spring, between winter and summer.
nounA period of flourishing and renewal.
Sentence Examples
It was springtime... and everything was quiet and peaceful in the country.
Birds make a nest in the springtime to raise their babies in.
In springtime, the dawn. In summer, the night.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In ____, the snow melts and flowers bloom after the cold winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Everything in the forest feels fresh and alive during the ____, when the trees start to leaf out.
Word Origin & History
From spring + time.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Georgian and Regency houses cluster picturesquely around the sloping village green, which in springtime is carpeted with daffodils."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 194, about Gainford, Co. Durham:
"For the moment, at least, there is a sense that a new springtime has arrived for the Church’s progressives."
— 2015 April 19, Ross Douthat, “Will Pope Francis Break the Church?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In ____, the snow melts and flowers bloom after the cold winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Everything in the forest feels fresh and alive during the ____, when the trees start to leaf out.