leap
verb (used without object)
to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump.
leaped
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past participleof leap.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof leap.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
leapverb (used without object)to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump.
Example Sentences
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Redick leaped off the bench to call a timeout with 10:36 left in the second to get things back in order for the Lakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
The cost of U.S. exports, meanwhile, leaped by 1.6% in March.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Under second-year coach Dusty May, Michigan leaped in the transfer portal—and opened up the NIL checkbook—to assemble a roster worth roughly $10 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Those attackers all leaped out on Benham and Brentford's data-led scouting models, which also helped them discover Bryan Mbeumo and Yoanne Wissa, who were cashed in on last summer for more than £100m profit.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
But as Christopher leaped over the fountain edge, the creature’s wings began to shake.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
