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leap

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The meaning (definition) of the word leap

to jump a long way through the air

The word leap used in a sentence

“The frog made a big leap across the pond.”

Words that mean the same as leap (synonyms)

jumpbound

How the word leap is said around the world

Frenchbondir (bawn-DEER)
Spanishdar un gran salto (dahr oon grahn SAH-loh)
Mandarin飞跃 (fay eyeway)
Hindiछलाँग लगाना (chuh-LAANG lug-AH-nah)
Arabicيقفز (YAK-fiz)
Russianпрыгнуть (PRIG-nooty)
Portuguese (EU)dar um grande salto (dahr oong GRUHN-duh SAHL-too)
Portuguese (BR)dar um grande salto (dahr oong GRAHN-jee SAHW-too)
Japanese跳ぶ (TOH-bu)
Germanspringen (SHPRING-un)
Urduچھلانگ (kyuh-LAHNG)
Punjabiਛਾਲ ਮਾਰੋ (kyahl MAH-roh)
Korean뛰다 (DWEE-dah)
Hebrewלִקְפּוֹץ (LEEK-pohts)
Greekκάνω μεγάλο άλμα (KAH-noh meh-GAH-loh AHL-mah)
Dutchspringen (SPRIN-guhn)
Tagalogtumalon (too-MAH-lohn)
Vietnamesenhảy vọt (nyahy vawt)
Turkishsıçramak (such-rah-MAHK)
Persianجهیدن (ja-hee-DAN)
Polishskakać (SKAH-kahch)
Ukrainianстрибати (stree-BAH-tee)
Bengaliলাফ (lahf)
Swedishhoppa (HAW-pah)
Italianbalzare (bahl-TSAH-ray)

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