leapfrog
/ˈliːpfrɒɡ/noun
उच्चारण लीप्फ़्रॉग
मेंढक-कूद (बच्चों का खेल)
Core word
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[U]
a children's game in which players take turns to jump over others who are bending down
मेंढक-कूद (बच्चों का खेल)
- The children were playing leapfrog in the park.
- The boys played leapfrog in the school playground during the break.
- We used to play leapfrog during games period.
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- The little boys laughed as they played leapfrog on the lawn.
- Leapfrog is a simple game that needs no equipment.
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[I/T]
to get to a higher position or level by going past others, often missing out stages in between
छलाँग लगाकर आगे निकल जाना
- The team leapfrogged three rivals to reach second place.
- Some countries leapfrogged landlines and went straight to mobile phones.
- Our small firm leapfrogged its competitors with a new app.
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- She leapfrogged several colleagues to become manager.
- The new phone leapfrogs older models in speed.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
leapfrog (uncountable noun)
As a children's game, leapfrog is uncountable and takes no article.
बच्चों के खेल के रूप में 'leapfrog' uncountable है और इसके साथ article नहीं लगता।
- The children played leapfrog in the park.
- Leapfrog needs at least two players.
leapfrog sb / sth (verb)
As a transitive verb, leapfrog means to jump over, or to go ahead of others, often by skipping stages.
Transitive verb के रूप में 'leapfrog' का अर्थ ऊपर से कूदना, या चरणों को छोड़कर दूसरों से आगे निकलना है।
- Radhika leapfrogged three candidates to reach the top rank.
- Mobile phones let villages leapfrog the landline stage.
leapfrog over sb / sth
Over is optional; both leapfrog the others and leapfrog over the others are heard.
'Over' वैकल्पिक है; leapfrog the others और leapfrog over the others दोनों सुनाई देते हैं।
- The company leapfrogged over its rivals.
leapfrog into / to + position
Use into or to for the new position reached.
प्राप्त नई स्थिति के लिए 'into' या 'to' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He leapfrogged to the first place in the standings.
leapfrog as a modifier
Before a noun it describes a jump over steps: leapfrog technology, leapfrog growth.
Noun के पहले यह चरणों को लाँघने का वर्णन करता है: leapfrog technology, leapfrog growth।
- Solar power is a leapfrog solution for remote villages.
+Collocations 5
verb + leapfrog
playteachwatchlearnstop
- We played leapfrog in the school yard.
leapfrog + object
rivalsstagestechnologycompetitorsgenerations
- The firm leapfrogged its competitors with a new app.
leapfrog + into
first placethe top tena leada new eraleadership
- Our team leapfrogged into the top ten.
adverb + leapfrog
effortlesslyeasilysuddenlyquicklydirectly
- India quickly leapfrogged older systems to digital payments.
leapfrog + noun
gamejumptechnologystrategygrowth
- Mobile banking is a leapfrog technology.
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- My brother and I played leapfrog on the lawn.
मैं और मेरा भाई लॉन में leapfrog खेले।
- UPI let India leapfrog the credit card stage of payments.
UPI ने भारत को भुगतान के credit card वाले चरण को छोड़कर आगे बढ़ने दिया।
- She leapfrogged her classmates by studying a topic ahead of time.
उसने किसी विषय को पहले से पढ़कर अपने सहपाठियों को पीछे छोड़ दिया।
- The runner leapfrogged two others in the last lap.
धावक अंतिम चक्कर में दो अन्य को पीछे छोड़कर आगे निकल गया।
- Villages can leapfrog into green energy with solar panels.
गाँव solar panels से हरित ऊर्जा में सीधे छलाँग लगा सकते हैं।
- The student leapfrogged from the tenth to the second rank in one term.
विद्यार्थी एक सत्र में दसवीं रैंक से सीधे दूसरी रैंक पर पहुँच गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The company leapfrogged to its rivals.
✓ The company leapfrogged its rivals.
The verb takes its object directly, without 'to'.
क्रिया का object सीधे आता है, बीच में 'to' नहीं लगता।