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to leap

to leap

70 4.4
To move quickly from one topic or state to another
  • verb
  • /liːp/
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  • We should leap from one idea to another during the discussion to keep it interesting.
  • leap to mind
  • leap to the conclusion
  • leap ahead in time

They can't like make the the imagination leap into me as the character.

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Examples

  • Within a short time, ideas begin leaping up within us, shoving us toward the typewriter.

    Academic text (2009)

  • So let me leap forward to Newton.

  • My, my brain would kind of leap places that it, it might not otherwise.

  • And and because they leap into, they avoid the small talk often.

    Lex Fridman

  • The program has been described as an attempt to "leap to a market economy."

    Academic text (1990)

  • Such persons would virtually leap over this phase and move into Stage 3 or 4.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Progress has been slow at times, but on occasion seems to leap ahead with zest.

    Academic text (2005)

  • What equation leaps to your mind when I say those words?

  • I phoned my news desk, expecting them to leap on the story and say, 'give us everything you've got'.

    Unquiet Graves (2018)

  • Ha, I should think a stout- hearted army mouse like you... would leap at the chance for adventure.

    The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Synonyms

to jump
vsto leap
243 1.4

To change quickly from one state or topic to another

has identical meaning but is the chosen headword here
to cut to
vsto leap
  • Jargon
88 5.1

Move suddenly from one scene to another in a film or TV show

is the general abrupt change across topics or states not only scenes
to hopscotch
vsto leap
3 4.6

To move quickly from one place or situation to another, often skipping steps

is about sudden change without focus on skipping intermediate steps

Antonyms

to linger
207 3.7

To stay in a place longer than expected because you do not want to leave

Idioms

to take a leap
11 5.7

Make a brave decision even when it feels risky

to look before you leap
2 5.9

Think carefully about possible risks before you act

to leap into the unknown
  • Informal
1 7.3

To do something risky without knowing what will happen

to take a flying leap
  • Offensive
1 9.5

To tell someone rudely to leave

one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
7.6

A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people

Phrasal Verbs

to leap out
3 3.1

To jump out suddenly from a hiding place to surprise someone

to leap out
2 3.9

To be very noticeable and attract attention

Compounds

leap of faith
  • Informal
27 6.1

Doing something risky because you believe it will work

quantum leap
8 5.5

A sudden big change that makes something much better

leap year
5 1.8

A year that happens every four years and has 366 days

leap day
3 2.3

An extra day added to the calendar every four years, February 29

leap second
  • Specialized
1 6.8

An extra second added to clocks so they match how fast the Earth turns

How Abrupt

to lurch
34 5.6
to leap
70 4.4
to switch
756 2.0
to glide
89 2.9

Surface Forms

leap infinitive
leaped past
leaped past participle
leaping present participle
leaps third person singular
leapt past
leapt past participle

Etymology

Leap meaning to move quickly from one idea or state to another comes from hlēapan 'to jump'. So to leap from one topic to another is like making a quick jump without going slowly between them.