leap — to jump high or a long distance
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to jump high or a long distance
Pronunciation (IPA): /liːp/
Korean meaning: 뛰다, 점프하다
Korean pronunciation: 립 (강세: 립)
Example Sentences
- My heart leaped when I saw the spider in my coffee cup.
- She leaped at the job offer without reading the contract.
- The frog leaped so high, it almost reached the moon - or at least my bedroom window.
leap
VERB//liːp//
to jump high or a long distance
💡 Concept
Leaping across the wide creek
🎵 Rhyme
Leap across the deep from the steep!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/liːp/
🇬🇧 UK/liːp/
🌳Etymology
Rootleap
Origin
고대 영어 'hlēapan'에서 유래된 단어로, 게르만어족의 뿌리를 가지고 있습니다. 원시 게르만어 'hlaupanan'은 '달리다, 뛰다'를 의미했으며, 이는 동물들이 빠르게 이동하는 모습에서 나온 표현입니다.
🎵Rhyme
cheapdeepkeepsleepsteep
cheap
deep
keep
sleep
steep
🔗Collocations
leap forward
leap of faith
quantum leap
leap year
leap to conclusions
leap at the chance
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My heart leaped when I saw the spider in my coffee cup.”
“She leaped at the job offer without reading the contract.”
😄 Fun example
“The frog leaped so high, it almost reached the moon - or at least my bedroom window.”
“Don't leap before you look, or you might land in trouble.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
jumpboundspringhopvault
Antonyms
crawlcreepfall
Related
bounceskipdivelungepounce
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