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To leap on, or leap upon, something, is to immediately show a lot of interest in something, especially because you think it will give you an advantage.
Examples of use:
1. News headline: Currency traders leap on rising confidence in US economy
2. He is hoping that companies at the top of the software industry will leap upon his new designs.
3. Their government leapt upon the new laser-guided weapons.
4. They leapt upon the errors in the contract and forced us to pay more money.
| infinitive |
leap on / upon |
| present simple |
leap on / upon or leaps on / upon |
| -ing form |
leaping on / upon |
| past simple |
leapt on / upon or leaped on / upon |
| past participle |
leapt on / upon or leaped on / upon |
This is quite a difficult phrasal verb to use in a sentence. Can you write a sentence with it?
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