leap — to jump high or a long distance
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to jump high or a long distance
Pronunciation (IPA): /liːp/
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
Leaping across the wide creek
Leap across the deep from the steep!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Old English 'hlēapan', a verb meaning 'to run or jump'. The word traces back to Proto-Germanic 'hlaupanan' with the same sense, likely originating from observations of animals moving rapidly in swift, bounding motions.
Breakdown
hlēap- (root: to jump/run) + -an (Old English infinitive suffix). The Proto-Germanic base 'hlaup-' underwent regular sound changes in Old English to become 'hlēap-', eventually simplifying to 'leap' in Middle English as the initial cluster was reduced.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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.”
“Don't leap before you look, or you might land in trouble.”
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