leap
/liːp/verb
उच्चारण लीप
छलाँग लगाना
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[I]
to jump high or a long way; to move or do something suddenly and quickly; to increase suddenly and by a large amount
छलाँग लगाना
- Prices leapt.
- The goat leapt across the narrow stream.
- The goalkeeper leapt to his left and saved the penalty.
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- My heart leapt when I saw my name on the list.
- Sales leapt by thirty per cent during the festival.
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[C]
a long or high jump; a sudden large change or increase
छलाँग
- a leap of faith
- by leaps and bounds
- With one leap, the cat reached the wall.
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- The new vaccine was a great leap forward for medicine.
- Mobile phones have made a huge leap in quality in ten years.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
leap + adverb / preposition
Leap is an intransitive verb of movement and is followed by a direction word such as over, across, onto, into or up.
'Leap' गति बताने वाली अकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके बाद over, across, onto, into या up जैसे दिशासूचक शब्द आते हैं।
- The child leapt over the small drain.
- The goalkeeper leapt up to catch the ball.
leapt / leaped (past forms)
Both leapt and leaped are correct in British English. Leapt is pronounced like lept, and leaped like leeped.
British English में 'leapt' और 'leaped' दोनों सही हैं। 'Leapt' का उच्चारण 'lept' जैसा होता है।
- Mohan leapt from his seat when the result was announced.
- Prices have leaped this year.
a leap in / of + noun (noun)
As a noun, leap often means a sudden big change. Use in for the area of change and of for the amount.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'leap' का अर्थ प्रायः अचानक बड़ा परिवर्तन है। क्षेत्र बताने के लिए 'in' और मात्रा बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- There was a huge leap in food prices last month.
- India made a great leap in space research.
leap at + chance / offer
To leap at an opportunity means to accept it eagerly and without delay. It is informal in tone.
किसी अवसर पर 'leap at' करने का अर्थ है उसे उत्सुकता से और तुरंत स्वीकार कर लेना। इसका स्वर अनौपचारिक है।
- Radhika leapt at the chance to study abroad.
+Collocations 4
adverb + leap
suddenlynimblygracefullyquicklyheadlong
- The monkey nimbly leapt from branch to branch.
adjective + leap
giantquantumhugegreatsudden
- Digital payments have been a giant leap for small shopkeepers.
verb + leap
take amake amark arepresent a
- The new rocket marks a leap in India's space programme.
leap + preposition
overacrossintoout ofto
- The tiger leapt across the stream in one bound.
“More examples 5
- My heart leapt when I saw my name on the merit list.
merit list में अपना नाम देखकर मेरा दिल उछल पड़ा।
- Profits leapt by 40 per cent in the last quarter.
पिछली तिमाही में मुनाफा 40 प्रतिशत उछल गया।
- Don't leap to conclusions before you read the whole passage.
पूरा passage पढ़े बिना निष्कर्ष पर मत कूद पड़ो।
- Every fourth year is a leap year with 366 days.
हर चौथा वर्ष leap year होता है जिसमें 366 दिन होते हैं।
- The athlete took a long leap and won the gold medal.
उस खिलाड़ी ने लंबी छलाँग लगाई और स्वर्ण पदक जीता।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The cat leaped the wall and ran away.
✓ The cat leapt over the wall and ran away.
Leap is intransitive; a preposition such as over is needed before the wall.
'Leap' अकर्मक क्रिया है, इसलिए wall से पहले 'over' जैसा preposition चाहिए।
✗ Look before you leap on conclusions.
✓ Do not leap to conclusions.
The correct phrase is leap to conclusions, not leap on conclusions.
सही वाक्यांश 'leap to conclusions' है, 'leap on conclusions' नहीं।
✗ Sales had a leap of Rs 5 crore in the year.
✓ Sales made a leap of Rs 5 crore in the year.
Use make or take with leap, not have.
'Leap' के साथ 'make' या 'take' का प्रयोग होता है, 'have' का नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
by/in leaps and bounds
very quickly; in large amounts
बहुत तेज़ी से, दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी
- Radhika's English has improved by leaps and bounds since she started reading the newspaper daily.
- The town has grown in leaps and bounds over the past decade.
a leap in the dark
an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be
अंधेरे में छलाँग, परिणाम जाने बिना उठाया गया जोखिम भरा क़दम
- Leaving his job to start a business was a leap in the dark.
- Moving to a new city without a job is a leap in the dark.
→Phrasal verbs 1
leap at sth
to accept a chance or an offer with enthusiasm
(मौक़े या प्रस्ताव को) तुरंत लपक लेना
- Radhika leapt at the chance to teach in her own village.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
By leaps and bounds (very quickly), a leap of faith (trusting without proof), look before you leap; GK: a leap year has 366 days.
Idioms: by leaps and bounds (बहुत तेज़ी से), a leap of faith (बिना प्रमाण भरोसा), look before you leap (सोच-समझकर क़दम उठाओ); GK में leap year (अधिवर्ष) में 366 दिन होते हैं।