lope
verb (used without object)
to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
has loped
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present perfectof lope (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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One of them struck up a conversation that has loped along through the summer.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2020
