leapt

Meanings

• Verb

  Jump or move forward suddenly and often high or far.

  - "The gazelle leapt over the ravine."
  - "After a false start, the race car leapt forward."
  - "The athlete leapt high in the air to clear the bar."

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Pronunciation

1. /lɛpt/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

bound , hop , jump , spring , bound , hop , jump , spring

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with leapt
heapt , seapt , reapt

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Variants

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leap , leaped , leaper , leapers , leaping , leaps , leapt , leap at , leaped at , leaping at , leaps at , leapt at , leap out at , leaped out at , leaps out at , leapt out at

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to seize' or 'to catch', leapt comes from the Old English word 'leapan', which is related to the German word 'springen' and the Dutch word 'springen', both of which mean 'to jump'.

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Trivia

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1. Leapt is the past tense and past participle of the verb 'leap'.

2. The longest leap ever recorded was made by Bob Beamon in the long jump event at the 1968 Olympics, with a distance of 29 feet, 2.5 inches (8.90 meters).

3. In mathematics, a 'leap year' is a year that is divisible by 4 but not by 100, unless it is also divisible by 400. These years have an extra day added to the end of February to keep the calendar in sync with the solar year.

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Related Concepts

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1. Jump: The act of leaping is a fundamental human movement that involves propelling oneself into the air using the muscles of the legs and feet. Jumping is a common activity in sports and recreation, and it is also an important component of many animal behaviors.

2. Spring: Leapt is related to the word 'spring', which can refer to a coil that pushes back when compressed, or to the action of jumping or bouncing. The word 'spring' is also used metaphorically to describe a source of renewed energy or vitality.

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Culture

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Leapt has been used extensively in literature, particularly in descriptions of athletic or action-packed scenes. In music, the word has been used as the title of various songs and albums. In art, leapt is often depicted in paintings and sculptures of athletes or animals in motion.

How to Memorize "leapt"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize leapt, visualize yourself jumping or leaping over an obstacle. Imagine the feeling of the ground pushing against your feet as you build up momentum, and the sensation of weightlessness as you leap into the air.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'leapt' with the image of a gazelle jumping over a ravine or a race car accelerating. Repeat the word to yourself as you visualize the scene in your mind.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Leap Over A Big Puddle' to remember the definition of leapt as 'to jump or move forward suddenly and often high or far'.

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