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leap ahead

leap ahead verb: to make great strides; to advance far in advance of others; to innovate unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner.

Verb

leap ahead (third-person singular simple present leaps ahead, present participle leaping ahead, simple past and past participle leaped ahead or leapt ahead)

  1. (intransitive) To make great strides; to advance far in advance of others; to innovate unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner.

Forms of leap ahead

third-person singular presentleaps ahead
present participleleaping ahead
past participleleaped ahead
pastleaped ahead
past participleleapt ahead
pastleapt ahead

Questions about leap ahead

What does leap ahead mean?
Leap ahead means to make great strides; to advance far in advance of others; to innovate unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner.
What part of speech is leap ahead?
Leap ahead is a verb.
What is the past tense of leap ahead?
The past tense of leap ahead is leaped ahead.

Words near leap ahead in the dictionary

  1. leanto
  2. leantos
  3. leany
  4. Leaotung
  5. leap
  6. leap ahead
  7. leap at
  8. leap day
  9. leap days
  10. leap down someone's throat
  11. leap for joy

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