leap
part of speech
verb (leap, leaps, leapt or leaped, leaping); noun (a leap, leaps)
meaning for a pupil
1) To leap means to jump high or far. tree →
2) To leap also means to move or act suddenly, like leaping out of bed. tree →
3) A leap is a big jump, or a big sudden change. tree →
4) A leap year has 366 days, with an extra day at the end of February. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Locusts that leap are one of the few insects the Torah allows people to eat. The poets use leap for locusts, sparks of fire, and the beloved leaping on the mountains, which the tradition reads as God coming to redeem Israel. In the primary lessons: In stories and nature lessons, frogs, deer and kangaroos leap. In maths and calendars, a leap year comes about every four years and February has 29 days; years divisible by 4 are usually leap years. In everyday talk, «leap at the chance» means to accept eagerly. Phrases: leap year, leap over, leap at, a leap forward, by leaps and bounds.
examples
- Yet these may ye eat of all winged swarming things that go upon all fours, which have jointed legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth; (Torah LEV.11.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said: Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. (Torah GEN.31.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled. (Torah GEN.31.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? (Writings JOB.39.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth. (Writings JOB.41.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hark! my beloved! behold, he cometh, leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. (Writings SNG.2.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The frog leapt into the pond. tree →
- The deer leaped over the fence. tree →
- She leapt out of bed when she heard the news. tree →
- It was a giant leap for science. tree →
- In a leap year, February has 29 days. tree →
- The cat made a great leap onto the shelf. tree →
- His reading has improved by leaps and bounds. tree →
- He leapt at the chance to go camping. tree →
- The king leaped from his horse. tree →
note
Past: leapt (British, common in stories) or leaped (common in the USA); both are correct. A leap year has 366 days instead of 365. «Leap» is a bit bigger or more literary than «jump».
In the corpora
- And of Dan he said: Dan is a lion's whelp, that leapeth forth from Bashan.
- And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathereth; as locusts leap do they leap upon it.
- Hast thou made him to leap as a locust?
- Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.
- Hark! my beloved! behold, he cometh, leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «leap» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.