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looked before one leapt

looked before one leapt is the simple past and past participle of look before one leaps.

Meaning of look before one leaps

Verb

look before one leaps (third-person singular simple present looks before one leaps, present participle looking before one leaps, simple past and past participle looked before one leaped or looked before one leapt)

  1. (idiomatic) To think before taking action.

Questions about looked before one leapt

What is looked before one leapt the simple past and past participle of?
Looked before one leapt is the simple past and past participle of look before one leaps.

Words near looked before one leapt in the dictionary

  1. looked at
  2. looked at oneself in the mirror
  3. looked away
  4. looked back
  5. looked before one leaped
  6. looked before one leapt
  7. looked beyond
  8. looked daggers
  9. looked down
  10. looked down on
  11. looked down one's nose

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