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LEAPED

Definition: LEAPED

LEAPED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Leap

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "LEAPED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)



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Crosswords: LEAPED

English words defined with "LEAPED": hurdle raceleap, Leep, LepStirt. (references)
Specialty definitions using "LEAPED": CleombrotosGrahame's Dyke, Guendolen. (references)

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Commercial Usage: LEAPED

DomainTitle

Books

  • The Fanciest Dive: What Happened When the Giant Media Empire of Time/Life Leaped Without Looking into the Age of High-Tech (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: LEAPED

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That old tower leaped into the sky in chunks.Credit: Library of Congress.

The mellow call leaped forth across the brooding field.Credit: Library of Congress.

A full grown sea lion suddenly leaped high.Credit: Library of Congress.

Judith leaped from the saddle and running before Sioux, seized his horns and threw himself across his face.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: LEAPED

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Their great horses reared, trampled upon the ranks, leaped over the bayonets and fell, gigantic, in the midst of these four living walls.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Her eyes had called him and his soul had leaped at the call.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

They crawled around the tent and leaped up and ran squealing away from the tent.

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Most have not delved six feet beneath the surface, nor leaped as many above it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: LEAPED

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

As Argentina has leaped from no computers to hi-tech within a short span of time, hospital and medical information management is proving to be a difficult issue that requires more specialists than are locally available. (references)

Economic History

Grenada

After several skirmishes with the Caribs, the French brought in reinforcements from Martinique and defeated the Caribs the last of whom leaped into the sea rather than surrender. (references)

Indonesia

While in the medium and long term the possibilities are virtually endless in a market of 220 million potential customers, one immediate prospect that has leaped out of virtually nowhere is pollution control equipment. (references)

Ukraine

Exports grew by 26% and imports by 15% in 2000. Exports grew another 20% in the first quarter of 2001, while imports fell by 5.8%. The current account balance, which was minus $1.2 billion in 1998, grew to $800 million in 1999 and leaped to $1.4 billion in the year 2000. Russia remains Ukraine's major trading partner. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: LEAPED

"LEAPED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 88.24% of the time. "LEAPED" is used about 153 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)88.24%13527,360
Lexical Verb (past participle)10.46%1687,710
Noun (proper)0.65%1339,140
Adjective (general or positive)0.65%1339,140
                    Total100.00%153N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: LEAPED

Expression using "LEAPED": my heart leaped for joy. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: LEAPED

Language Translations for "LEAPED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

飞跃 (leap, leaping, Leapt). (various references)

   

German

  

hervorgesprungen, gesprungen (atrip, aweigh, bounced, gamboled, jumped, leapt, skipped, split, that has started). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

비약하" (Leapt). (various references)

   

Manx

  

lheimmit (served). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eapedlay

   

Romanian

  

mi-a tresãrit inimã de bucurie (my heart leaped for joy). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: LEAPED

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 14, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEipen megalh th fwnh anasthqi epi touV podaV sou orqoV kai hlleto kai periepatei
Latin405VulgateTurbae autem cum vidissent quod fecerat Paulus levaverunt vocem suam lycaonice dicentes dii similes facti hominibus descenderunt ad nos
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the puple, whanne thei hadde seyn that that Poul dide, reriden her vois in Licaon tunge, and seiden, Goddis maad lijk to men ben comun doun to vs.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd sayd with a loude voyce: stond vp right on thy fete. And he stert vp and walked.
Jacobean English1611King JamesSaid with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
Victorian English1833WebsterSaid with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
Basic English1964OgdenSaid in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: LEAPED

LanguageActs Chapter 14, Verse 10
Albaniandhe tha me zë të lartë: ''Çohu në këmbë!''. Dhe ai hovi lart dhe nisi të ecë.
BulgarianТой слушаше Павла като говореше; а Павел като се взря в него и видя, че има вяра да бъде изцелен,
Cebuanomiingon kaniya sa makusog nga tingog, "Itindog ang imong mga tiil ug tumul-id ka." Ug siya miugpo ug milakaw.
Chinese就 大 聲 說 、 起 來 、 兩 腳 站 直 。 那 人 就 跳 起 來 而 " 行 走 。
CroatianPavao ga pronikne pogledom, vidje da ima vjeru u spasenje pa mu iza glasa reèe: "Uspravi se na noge!" On skoèi i prohoda.
Danish"Stå ret op på dine Fødder!" Og han sprang op og gik omkring.
DutchZeide met grote stem: Sta recht op uw voeten! En hij sprong op en wandelde.
Finnishsanoi hän suurella äänellä: "Nouse pystyyn jaloillesi". Ja hän kavahti ylös ja käveli.
Frenchdit d`une voix forte: Lève-toi droit sur tes pieds. Et il se leva d`un bond et marcha.
Germansprach er mit lauter Stimme: Stehe aufrecht auf deine Füße! Und er sprang auf und wandelte.
Haitian CreolePòl pale byen fò, li di: Leve, kanpe dwat sou de pye ou yo! Nonm lan vole kanpe, epi li pran mache.
HungarianMonda nagy fenszóval: Állj fel lábaidra egyenesen! És felszökött és járt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-haridan dengan suara yang keras Paulus berkata, "Berdirilah tegak!" Orang itu melompat berdiri lalu berjalan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamalalu berkatalah Paulus dengan nyaring suaranya, "Berdiri tegak di atas kakimu." Maka melompatlah ia langsung berjalan-jalan.
Italiandisse a gran voce: «Alzati diritto in piedi!». Egli fece un balzo e si mise a camminare.
Korean큰 소 리 로 가 로 되 ` 네 발 로 " 로 일 어 서 라' 하 니 그 사 람 이 뛰 어 걷 " 지 라
LatvianBet ïaudis, redzçdami to, ko darîja Pâvils, pacçla savas balsis un likaoniski sacîja: Dievi kïuvuði lîdzîgi cilvçkiem un nonâkuði pie mums.
MaoriHe nui noa atu tona reo ki te karanga atu, E tu ou waewae ki runga. Na mokowhiti ake ana ia, haere ana.
Modern Greekειπε μετα μεγαλης φωνης· Σηκωθητι επι τους ποδας σου ορθος. Και επηδα και περιεπατει.
NorwegianReis dig og stå oprett på dine føtter! Og han sprang op og gikk omkring.
Portuguesedisse em alta voz: Levanta-te direito sobre os teus pés. E ele saltou, e andava.   
Rumaniana zis cu glas tare: ,,Scoalq-te drept kn picioare.`` Wi el s`a sculat dintr`o sqriturq, wi a knceput sq umble.
RussianУЛБЪБМ ЗТПНЛЙН ЗПМПУПН: ФЕ'Е ЗПЧПТА ЧП ЙНС зПУ П"Б йЙУХУБ иТЙУФБ: УФБОШ ОБ ОПЗЙ ФЧПЙ ТСНП. й ПО ФПФЮБУ ЧУЛПЮЙМ Й УФБМ ИП"ЙФШ.
ShuarTura Pápruka kakantar chicharuk "Wajakim wewe ajasam wajasta" Tímiayi. Tutai aishman wiut kutsuar wajaki wekaimiayi.
SpanishY dijo a gran voz: --¡Levántate derecho sobre tus pies! Y él saltó y caminaba.
Swahiliakasema kwa sauti kubwa, "Simama wima kwa miguu yako!" Huyo mtu aliyelemaa akainuka ghafla, akaanza kutembea.
Swedishsade han med hög röst: "Res dig upp och stå på dina fötter." Då sprang mannen upp och begynte gå.
Thaiจึงร้องสั่ง"้วยเสียงอัน"ังว่า "จงลุกขึ้นยืนตรง" คนนั้นก็กระโ""ขึ้นเ"ินไป
Ukrainianто голосом гучним промовив: Устань просто на ноги свої! А той скочив, і ходити почав...
UmaToe pai' na'uli' napesukui: "Mokore monoa' -moko!" Hangkore-idile, pai' -i momako' hilou tumai.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: LEAPED

Derivations

Words ending with "LEAPED": beleaped, outleaped, overleaped, upleaped. (additional references)


Misspellings

"LEAPED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Klaipeda, lapad, leapeth, legape, Legazpi, leied, Leipe, leipoa, Lemayev, Olapade. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "LEAPED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "LEAPED" (pronounced le"pt or lē"pt)
4l e" p tleapt, overslept, slept.
3-e" p taccept, adept, crept, except, inept, intercept, kept, prepped, Sept, stepped, swept, wept.
3-ē" p theaped, reaped, seeped, steeped.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: LEAPED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: pealed.

Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-l-p"

-1 letter: padle, paled, pedal, plead.

-2 letters: alee, aped, dale, deal, deep, dele, lade, lead, leap, pale, peal, peed, peel, pele, plea, pled.

-3 letters: ale, alp, ape, dal, dap, dee, del, eel, eld, lad, lap, lea, led, lee, pad, pal, pea, ped, pee.

-4 letters: ad, ae, al, de, ed, el, la, pa, pe.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-l-p"
 

+1 letter: deplane, elapsed, empaled, lapeled, paneled, pearled, pedaled, petaled, pleaded, pleader, pleased, pleated, replead, sepaled.

 

+2 letters: appealed, bedplate, beleaped, depilate, deplaned, deplanes, emplaced, emplaned, endplate, enplaned, exampled, lapelled, lappered, lappeted, paltered, panelled, parceled, parleyed, pedalfer, pedalier, pedalled, pedately, pedestal, petalled, pileated, pleached, pleaders, pleiades, poleaxed, rappeled, relapsed, repealed, replaced, replated, replayed, repleads, sepalled, upleaped.

 

+3 letters: appareled, beclasped, bedplates, calipered, chapleted, depilated, depilates, dewlapped, displease, drapeable, empaneled, enclasped, endplates, epidermal, escaloped, esplanade, explained, explanted, impaneled, impearled, impleaded, leporidae, lespedeza, opalesced, outleaped, overpedal, palavered, paloverde, parcelled, parsleyed, pearlized, peculated, pedalfers, pedaliers, pedestals, pedlaries, penalised, penalized, plastered, plateaued, pleadable, pleasured, prebendal, prefeudal, preplaced, prevailed, rappelled, reapplied, reclasped, repaneled, replanned, replanted, repleaded, repleader, resampled, spanceled, speedball, spendable, unpleased.

 

+4 letters: acceptedly, addlepated, alphabeted, apparelled, blasphemed, callipered, clepsydrae, dealership, dependable, dependably, depletable, deplorable, deployable, depolarize, depopulate, deportable, depravedly, despicable, displeased, displeases, empanelled, encapsuled, epauletted, epidemical, escalloped, espadrille, espaliered, esplanades, exculpated, expandable, expendable, explicated, fireplaced, impanelled, interplead, leadership, leopardess, lespedezas, mispleaded, overlapped, overleaped, overpedals, overplayed, palletised, palletized, paloverdes, paralleled, pedestaled, pediculate, pedimental, percolated, perdurable, petalodies, phenolated, plaistered, planetwide, ponderable, praelected, precleaned, precleared, predicable, premedical, preparedly, preplanned, quadplexes, repanelled, repeatedly, repleaders, repleading, replicated, sleepyhead, spancelled, spectacled, speculated, speedballs, splattered, spreadable, stepladder, unexampled.

 

+5 letters: backpedaled, candlepower, dealerships, deceptional, depolarized, depolarizer, depolarizes, depopulated, depopulates, depreciable, desperately, developable, diencephala, dispensable, displeasure, doublespeak, espadrilles, expendables, frankpledge, interlapped, interplayed, interpleads, leaderships, leapfrogged, lepidoptera, livetrapped, loudspeaker, operculated, overpedaled, overplaided, overplanned, overplanted, paraldehyde, parallelled, pedestaling, pedestalled, pedicellate, pediculates, pedunculate, pentahedral, pentlandite, persuadable, philandered, philanderer, pigheadedly, placeholder, placekicked, preallotted, precanceled, predicables, predictable, premedieval, psychedelia, redisplayed, reduplicate, reimplanted, relandscape, replastered, repolarized, repopulated, sleepwalked, sleepyheads, spacewalked, specialised, specialized, speedballed, stepladders, telegraphed, underlapped, underplayed, unexplained, upgradeable, wallpapered.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: LEAPED


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 45 41 50 45 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-..    .    .-    .--.    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01000101 01000001 01010000 01000101 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#69 &#65 &#80 &#69 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0045 0041 0050 0045 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

463935503938

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Fiction
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Translations: Modern
10. Bible Trace
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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