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sprung

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈspɹəŋ// UK //spɹˈʌŋ// sprung Archaic Slang

adj. to be very attracted to someone or deeply in love with them. You use this when you are so interested in a person that you cannot stop thinking about them.

adj. infatuated or intensely attracted to another person. Often used predicatively after a linking verb; informal in register and common in hip-hop culture.


SIMPLE

He is totally sprung on his new girlfriend.

CONTEXTUAL

After just two dates, he was so sprung that he started planning their first vacation together.

COMPLEX

The lyrics describe a protagonist so completely sprung that he ignores the warnings of his friends, illustrating the blinding nature of sudden infatuation.

Synonyms
Usage

Typically used predicatively (after the verb 'to be') and often followed by the preposition 'on'.

Pitfall

He is sprung with herHe is sprung on herIn this slang sense, the adjective is almost exclusively paired with the preposition 'on' to indicate the object of affection.

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