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- [leep]
- /lip/
- /liːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leep]
- /lip/
Definitions of leaped word
- verb without object leaped to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch. 1
- verb without object leaped to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity. 1
- verb without object leaped to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump: to leap to a conclusion; an idea that immediately leaped to mind. 1
- verb with object leaped to jump over: to leap a fence. 1
- verb with object leaped to pass over as if by a jump. 1
- verb with object leaped to cause to leap: to leap a horse. 1
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Origin of leaped
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lepen, Old English hlēapan to leap, run; cognate with German laufen, Old Norse hlaupa, Gothic hlaupan
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Parts of speech for Leaped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leaped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
leaped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leaped
noun leaped
- bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
- jumped — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- dived — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- sprang — a simple past tense of spring.
- hopped — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
verb leaped
- soared — to fly upward, as a bird.
- flew — a simple past tense of fly1 .
- hurdled — Simple past tense and past participle of hurdle.
- ascended — to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
- rocketed — any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
Antonyms for leaped
noun leaped
- dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.
verb leaped
- allowed — to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right: to allow a person $100 for expenses.
- declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
- descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
- lowered — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- permitted — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
Top questions with leaped
- the girl who leaped through time?
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