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leap to mind

leap to mind verb: to appear suddenly in one's thoughts.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts.
    Synonyms:
    spring to mind

Synonyms of leap to mind

Forms of leap to mind

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

Questions about leap to mind

What does leap to mind mean?
Leap to mind means to appear suddenly in one's thoughts.
What part of speech is leap to mind?
Leap to mind is a verb.
What is the past tense of leap to mind?
The past tense of leap to mind is leaped to mind.

Words near leap to mind in the dictionary

  1. leap second
  2. leap seconds
  3. leap smear
  4. leap smearing
  5. leap through hoops
  6. leap to mind
  7. leap up
  8. leap week
  9. leap weeks
  10. leap year
  11. leap years

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