Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leap ahead

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: leap a-head
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make great strides; to advance far in advance of others; to innovate unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

leaps ahead (present, singular) leaping ahead (participle, present) leaped ahead (participle, past) leaped ahead (past) leapt ahead (participle, past) leapt ahead (past)

Questions

What does leap ahead mean?: To make great strides; to advance far in advance of others; to innovate unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner.

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