leap to mind

English

Verb

leap to mind (third-person singular simple present leaps to mind, present participle leaping to mind, simple past and past participle leaped to mind or leapt to mind)

1. (idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts.

   Synonym: spring to mind

   Hypernym: come to mind

Translations

spring to mind — see spring to mind

See also

• call to mind
• bring to mind

Anagrams

• piedmontal