leap

/liːp/ verb (past tense and past participle leapt /lept/, leaped)

Translation

leap into/out of/up, etc › to suddenly move somewhere

atlamak, sıçramak, hoplamak, zıplamak

He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house. I leapt up to answer the phone.1632

leap off/over/into, etc › to jump somewhere

bir yere atlamak

She leapt over the wall and disappeared down the alley.1616

leap at sth phrasal verb

› to accept the chance to have or do something with enthusiasm

havada kapmak, üzerine atlamak, hemen kabul etmek, çoktan razı olmak

I'd leap at the opportunity to work in Japan.1183

(Definition of leap verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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