Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look before one leaps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
look be-fore one leaps
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To think before taking action.

Inflected Forms

looks before one leaps (present, singular) looking before one leaps (participle, present) looked before one leaped (participle, past) looked before one leaped (past) looked before one leapt (participle, past) looked before one leapt (past)

Phrases

check yourself before you wreck yourself good things come to those who wait haste makes waste he who hesitates is lost learn to walk before one can run marry in haste, repent at leisure

Frequently Paired Words

check yourself before you wreck yourself good things come to those who wait haste makes waste he who hesitates is lost learn to walk before one can run marry in haste, repent at leisure

Questions

What does look before one leaps mean?
To think before taking action.

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