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to spring out of bed

to spring out of bed

1 2.8
To get out of bed quickly and full of energy
  • phrasal verb
  • /sprɪŋ aʊt ʌv bɛd/
  • Informal
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  • And she was right there at the first whimper, springing out of bed and heating up a bottle.

Examples

  • That is the usual time for the family, but the kids just sprang out of bed.

    Blog text (32)

  • Fay and Marvin spring out of bed.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • When I heard the alarm, I sprang out of bed and rushed to get ready for work.

  • Excited for the school field trip, the children sprang out of bed early that morning.

  • As soon as the sun rose, I sprang out of bed, eager to start my day outdoors.

Synonyms

to get up
vsto spring out of bed
∞ 1.0

To leave your bed after sleeping

involves quick, energetic leaving of bed rather than a plain, slow exit
to rise
vsto spring out of bed
319 1.0

To get up from bed or from a sitting position

highlights quick, energetic leaving of bed rather than calm positional change
to arise
vsto spring out of bed
44 3.0

Get up from bed, a chair, or the floor

stresses fast, energetic exit from bed rather than a slow standing up
to turn out
vsto spring out of bed
5 2.3

To get out of bed, usually early in the morning

is about quick, energetic movement out of bed rather than ordinary morning exit
to get up and at 'em
vsto spring out of bed
  • Informal
1 7.7

To get out of bed and start the day with energy

focuses on quick, energetic leaving of bed rather than beginning daily tasks
to uprise
vsto spring out of bed
8.6

To stand up from sitting or lying down

focuses on fast, energetic leaving of bed rather than gradual standing

Antonyms

to linger
207 3.7

To stay in a place longer than expected because you do not want to leave

to lie awake
22 3.7

To stay in bed and not be able to sleep

How Quickly

to spring out of bed
  • Informal
1 2.8
to get up
695 1.0

Surface Forms

spring out of bed infinitive
springing out of bed present participle
springs out of bed third person singular
sprang out of bed past
sprung out of bed past participle

Morphology

spring + out + of + bed

The meaning 'to get out of bed quickly and energetically' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'spring' (to move quickly by jumping) with 'out of bed' (away from the interior of the bed). This motion-verb + particle/prepositional phrase pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard compositional rules, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb spring out of bed paints the image of someone suddenly jumping up from the mattress; the verb spring means to jump and out of bed shows leaving the bed, so the phrase means 'to get out of bed quickly and full of energy'.