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To leap at something is to eagerly accept the opportunity or chance to do or have something
Examples of use:
1. When my friend offered me a free holiday by the beach, I leapt at it.
2. When the manager offered her a job in China, she leapt at the chance.
3. I would leap at the opportunity to work with you.
4. He would leap at the chance to star in a film.
5. News headline: American ballerinas leap at the chance to train at Moscow's Bolshoi Academy.
| infinitive |
leap at |
| present simple |
leap at and leaps at |
| -ing form |
leaping at |
| past simple |
leapt at or leaped at |
| past participle |
leapt at or leaped at |
Can you use this phrasal verb in a sentence?
Have you leapt at the chance to do something?
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