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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024leapt (lept, lēpt),USA pronunciation v. - a pt. and pp. of leap.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: leapt /lɛpt; liːpt/ vb - a past tense and past participle of leap
leap /lip/USA pronunciation v., leaped or leapt /lɛpt, lipt/USA pronunciation leap•ing, n. v. - to spring through the air from one point or position to another;
jump (over): [no object]to leap over a ditch.[~ + object]to leap a fence. - to cause to jump this way:[~ + object]The rider leaped her horse over the obstacles.
- to move or act quickly or suddenly:[no object]to leap aside.
- to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump:[no object]Suddenly an idea leaped to her mind.
n. [countable] - a springing movement.
- the distance covered in a leap;
jump:a leap of three feet. - an abrupt change, usually for the better:a leap in profits.
Idioms- Idioms by leaps and bounds, very rapidly:The baby seemed to be growing by leaps and bounds.
- Idioms leap in the dark, [countable] an action that risks results that cannot be predicted.
leap•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024leap (lēp),USA pronunciation v., leaped or leapt, leap•ing, n. v.i. - to spring through the air from one point or position to another;
jump:to leap over a ditch. - to move or act quickly or suddenly:to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity.
- to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump:to leap to a conclusion; an idea that immediately leaped to mind.
v.t. - to jump over:to leap a fence.
- to pass over as if by a jump.
- to cause to leap:to leap a horse.
n. - a spring, jump, or bound;
a light, springing movement. - the distance covered in a leap;
distance jumped. - a place leaped or to be leaped over or from.
- a sudden or abrupt transition:a successful leap from piano class to concert hall.
- a sudden and decisive increase:a leap in the company's profits.
- Idioms by leaps and bounds, very rapidly:We are progressing by leaps and bounds.
- Idioms leap in the dark, an action of which the consequences are unknown:The experiment was a leap in the dark.
- Idioms leap of faith, an act or instance of accepting or trusting in something that cannot readily be seen or proved.
- bef. 900; Middle English lepen, Old English hlēapan to leap, run; cognate with German laufen, Old Norse hlaupa, Gothic hlaupan
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bound. See jump.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: leap /liːp/ vb (leaps, leaping, leapt, leaped)- (intransitive) to jump suddenly from one place to another
- (intransitive) often followed by at: to move or react quickly
- (transitive) to jump over
- to come into prominence rapidly: the thought leapt into his mind
- (transitive) to cause (an animal, esp a horse) to jump a barrier
n - the act of jumping
- a spot from which a leap was or may be made
- an abrupt change or increase
- a leap in the dark ⇒ an action performed without knowledge of the consequences
- by leaps and bounds ⇒ with unexpectedly rapid progress
Etymology: Old English hlēapan; related to Gothic hlaupan, German laufenˈleaper n |