to leapfrog
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4.8
- verb
- /ˈliːpfrɔɡ/
:
saltar por encima de
- And it's helped, it has helped us leapfrog Saudi Arabia as one of the main fossil fuel producers.
- leapfrog each other
And you quickly realize when you get results doing that, that you can leapfrog over people.
- And you quickly realize when you get results doing that, that you can leapfrog over people.
- Then it would, then it then it leapfrog to the Miami gun control situation.
- Can you can the bad actors, even if they don't have the competence leapfrog to the place where the good guys are?
Examples
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I've never seen anyone leapfrog so fast.
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And you quickly realize when you get results doing that, that you can leapfrog over people.
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And we leapfrog when when we do that, we leapfrog the real issue of how do you get there?
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Then suddenly the American space program leapfrogs past the USSR, lands six missions successfully on the moon, and brings them back safely?
Blog text (28) -
The strong finish enabled the Buckeyes to leapfrog over the second-place finishers, Northwestern, which ended its third round at +15.
Blog text (7) -
During recess, the children took turns to leapfrog over one another, giggling with excitement.
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With a sudden burst of energy, she managed to leapfrog to the front of the line in the competition.
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In the race to build a new technology, this startup aims to leapfrog its competitors with innovative solutions.
Synonyms
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1.0
To move by light hops in a playful way
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4.6
To move quickly from one place or situation to another, often skipping steps
To suddenly move ahead of competitors by making a big improvement
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Fast
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3.3
2
4.8
- Informal
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4.4
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3.4
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leapfrog as a verb comes from the game name and the parts leap ('jump') and frog ('jumping animal'), meaning to vault or jump over someone. That's why to leapfrog something can mean to physically jump over it or to move ahead of it quickly.