| word | leap |
|---|---|
| definition | verb If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance. He had leapt from a window in the building and escaped. The newsreels show him leaping into the air. The man threw his arms out as he leapt. He won the championship with a leap of 2.37 metres. If you leap somewhere, you move there suddenly and quickly. The two men leaped into the jeep and roared off. With a terrible howl, he leapt forward and threw himself into the water. If a vehicle leaps somewhere, it moves there in a short sudden movement . The car leapt forward. If you leap to a particular place or position, you make a large and important change, increase, or advance. The team leapt to 12th in the table. If you say that your heart leaps, you mean that you experience a sudden, very strong feeling of surprise, fear, or happiness. My heart leaped at the sight of her. If you leap at a chance or opportunity, you accept it quickly and eagerly. The post of principal of the theatre school became vacant and he leapt at the chance. noun A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance . The result has been a giant leap in productivity. ...the leap in the unemployed from 35,000 to 75,000. Contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years. |
| inflections | leapsleapingleapedleapt |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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