leapfrog
To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrogTo jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
» I'm a little old for playing leapfrog.
Я уже стар, чтобы играть в чехарду.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
überspringen
(transitive)To overtake.
This new product will leapfrog the competition.
überholen
(intransitive)To progress.
progress by large jumps instead of small increments
(UK, transitive)To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(transitive)To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
Examples
5 sentencesI'm a little old for playing leapfrog.
ruЯ уже стар, чтобы играть в чехарду. — marafon
They couldn't play leapfrog together because their heights were so different.
All in all, the game of leapfrog is very easy compared to kickboxing.
Tom and Mary played leapfrog.
Bill and Mary are vying for the same promotion, so every project they do, they're trying to leapfrog each other.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From leap + frog.From leap + frog.
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Forms
leapfrogs, leapfrogging, leapfrogged, leapfrogged| Base form | leapfrog · to leapfrog |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | leapfrogs |
| Present participle | leapfrogging |
| Past simple | leapfrogged |
| Past participle | leapfrogged |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle