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leapt

American  
[lept, leept] / lɛpt, lipt /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of leap.

leapt British  
/ lɛpt, liːpt /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of leap

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He leapt from bed and peered with his one good eye around the corner.

From Literature

Shares that had been struggling to keep up suddenly leapt ahead.

From MarketWatch

France and Germany have leapt to their highest in more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal

The chance of making money always seems plausible because few people focus on the hurdles that must be leapt for it to happen.

From Barron's

The chance of making money always seems plausible because few people focus on the hurdles that must be leapt for it to happen.

From Barron's

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