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leap into action

leap into action verb: to begin doing something or become active suddenly and very quickly.

Verb

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

  1. to begin doing something or become active suddenly and very quickly.

Forms of leap into action

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

Questions about leap into action

What does leap into action mean?
Leap into action means to begin doing something or become active suddenly and very quickly.
What part of speech is leap into action?
Leap into action is a verb.
What is the past tense of leap into action?
The past tense of leap into action is leapt into action.

Words near leap into action in the dictionary

  1. leap down someone's throat
  2. leap for joy
  3. leap frog
  4. leap frogs
  5. leap in the dark
  6. leap into action
  7. leap month
  8. leap months
  9. leap of faith
  10. leap out
  11. leap second

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