leapfrog C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes Also spelled leap-frog US /ˈlipˌfrɔɡ/ UK /ˈliːpfrɒɡ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to advance by skipping over an intermediate stage or rival The startup hoped to leapfrog its competitors with the new chip. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to advance by skipping over... skipjumpbypassovertakesurpassvault Word family Derived forms leapfroggingleapfrogged Related forms leapfrog Etymology AI details A compound of leap (Old English hlēapan 'to leap') and frog, named for the children's game in which players vault over one another's bent backs as a frog leaps. hlēapan Old English frogga Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # leapfrog **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈlipˌfrɔɡ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈliːpfrɒɡ/ ## Meanings 1. to advance by skipping over an intermediate stage or rival ## Examples - The startup hoped to leapfrog its competitors with the new chip. ## Synonyms - skip - jump - bypass - overtake - surpass - vault ## Derived Forms - leapfrogging - leapfrogged ## Related Forms - leap - frog ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hlēapan - Root: frogga ## Etymology A compound of leap (Old English hlēapan 'to leap') and frog, named for the children's game in which players vault over one another's bent backs as a frog leaps. ## AI Etymology Leapfrog is a compound of leap (Old English hlēapan 'to leap') and frog, named for the children's game in which players vault over one another's bent backs as a frog leaps. The etymological trail includes Old English hlēapan, Old English frogga. The same word family includes leapfrogging, leapfrogged, leap, frog. Its current verb use means "to advance by skipping over an intermediate stage or rival". ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown