Irregular verb
leap
/liːp/
- Base
- leap
- Past simple
- leaped / leapt
- Past participle
- leaped / leapt
Usage
Both leaped and leapt are correct; leapt is more common in British English and leaped in American English.
Meaning
- to jump high or a long distance
Example
The deer leapt over the fence.
She leaped out of bed when the alarm rang.
Sales have leapt since the new launch.