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looking before one leaps

looking before one leaps is the present participle and gerund 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 looking before one leaps

What is looking before one leaps the present participle and gerund of?
Looking before one leaps is the present participle and gerund of look before one leaps.

Words near looking before one leaps in the dictionary

  1. looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
  2. looking at
  3. looking at oneself in the mirror
  4. looking away
  5. looking back
  6. looking before one leaps
  7. looking beyond
  8. looking daggers
  9. looking down
  10. looking down on
  11. looking down one's nose

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