leaped
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
An inflected form of leap · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,527 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,704 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- move forward by leaps and bounds also: jump, bound, spring The horse bounded across the meadowThe child leapt across the puddle
- pass abruptly from one state or topic to another also: jump leap into famejump to a conclusion
- jump down from an elevated point also: jump, jump off the parachutist didn't want to jumpevery year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge
- cause to jump or leap also: jump the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
leaped in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Her heart leaped with a sudden ecstasy, involuntary and uncontrollable.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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The crew captain whirled and leaped, unseeing, through the crowd.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The passengers leaped to the ground, and exhausted themselves in lamentations.
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 · Various · Chapter 1
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Members of the driving crew leaped shouting from one log to another.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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So the car was brought forth, and into it the witch leaped, and mounted into the sky.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1