leaper
— Noun
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~ someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)
leapfrog
— Noun
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~ advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"
leapfrog
— Noun
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~ a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
leapfrog
— Verb
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~ jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"
leapfrog
— Verb
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~ progress by large jumps instead of small increments
leaping
— Noun
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~ a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
lear
— Noun
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~ British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
Lear
— Noun
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~ the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
learn
— Verb
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~ commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
learn
— Verb
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~ impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
learn
— Verb
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~ gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
learn
— Verb
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~ find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
learn
— Verb
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~ get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
learn
— Verb
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~ be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
learned
— Adjective
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~ highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
learned
— Adjective
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~ having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"
learned
— Adjective
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~ established by conditioning or learning; "a conditioned response"
learnedly
— Adverb
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~ with erudition; in an erudite manner; "he talked eruditely about Indian mythology"
learnedness
— Noun
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~ profound scholarly knowledge
learner
— Noun
– English
~ someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs