leap
verb (used without object)
to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump.
have leapt
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present perfectof leap.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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France and Germany have leapt to their highest in more than a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
That means AI is still top, but only on overall points scored, and the guests have leapt from last place to second.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
After years of lagging behind the U.S., international stocks have leapt ahead in recent months.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Lately, healthcare stocks, materials and financials, which struggled earlier in the year, have leapt higher — signaling that the stock-market rally has started to broaden out.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 28, 2025
He realized that she must have leapt before he had positioned himself in the garden to observe her.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
