uitspringingen

Uitspringen is a Dutch separable verb formed from uit ("out") and springen ("to jump"). It has both literal and figurative senses and appears in everyday language, journalism, design criticism and sports. The past participle is uitgesprongen and, when used for physical motion, typically takes the auxiliary verb zijn (bijvoorbeeld: "Hij is uit het water uitgesprongen").

In a literal sense uitspringen denotes the action of jumping out or leaping away from a surface or enclosure: iemand springt uit het raam, uit de trein of uit het water. In sports contexts it can refer to vaulting, a dive or any act of springing off a platform.

Figuratively uitspringen means to stand out or be conspicuous. An object, passage or person kan eruit springen ("it stands out"), used in critiques of visual art, graphic design, tekst en presentatie. In this sense it is synonymous with opvallen. Dutch idioms and collocations include iets dat meteen uitspringt ("something that immediately catches the eye").

Etymologically the verb shares roots with other Germanic verbs for leaping (compare German springen, English spring). Usage varies regionally in the Netherlands and Flanders, but the core literal and metaphorical meanings remain consistent.