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leap

US /lip/

verb, noun Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

move forward by leaps and bounds

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Sales took a big leap after the company launched its new product.

Word Family

NounNoun
leap gốc leaper
VerbVerb
leap gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • jumpa sudden and decisive increase
  • bounda line determining the limits of an area
  • springthe season of growth

Collocations

  • Easy great leap
    describing great leap (a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field)
  • Medium leap in profit
    to leap in profit, meaning to move forward by leaps and bounds
  • Hard quantum leap in technology
    describing quantum leap in technology (a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory)
  • Very Hard take a leap in the dark
    to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding a leap in the dark

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