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spring to attention
spring to attention
to move quickly to assume the military posture of attention. The recruit sprang to attention.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Boudewijn | | BOW-də-vien, BOW-də-wien | Dutch |
| Ignacio | | eeg-NAH-thyo (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Izzy | | IZ-ee | English |
| Chinyelu | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| Pauletta | | paw-LET-ə | English |
| M&Aelig;Ja | | MIE-yah | Icelandic |