Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with leap in American Collocation
leap
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/lip/
big or important
big
dramatic
enormous
giant
great
huge
major
massive
quantum
significant
tremendous
With a willingness to change, we could still make the quantum leap to eliminate poverty.
small
small
My reason for doing this course was to make a small leap forward in my professional life.
in your mind and thoughts
conceptual
imaginative
intuitive
mental
Lewis-Williams suggests it is a conceptual leap to make 2D drawings from 3D life.
types of leap
evolutionary
qualitative
technological
There have been giant technological leaps in the computer industry.
make a leap
make
take
The team has taken a major leap forward today, with the appointment of a new manager.
be a leap
be
represent
This development represents a massive leap in the use of web-based technology.
need a leap
require
It requires a leap of imagination to fully understand what she was going through at that time.