leapt

[lept, leept] / lɛpt, lipt /

VERB

jump, jump over; increase

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend bounce bound hop rise rocket skip soar surge vault

STRONG

advance arise caper cavort clear escalate frisk hurdle lop mount saltate spring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow decline descend lower permit

STRONG

decrease

Example Sentences

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A measure of prices, meanwhile, leapt to a three-year high in a sign of budding inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The Fuel Check monitor showed average petrol prices had leapt from Aus$1.82 in February to Aus$2.48 on Monday in New South Wales, with diesel reaching Aus$3.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

France and Germany have leapt to their highest in more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

When O'Reilly broke the deadlock, he leapt high, punching the air flamboyantly before jumping on to an advertising hoarding with a flying kick.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

At once, Mishmish leapt up from his seat to join her, and to have a better vantage point from which to glare at Boaz.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny