September 28, 2011 By Angela Boothroyd
If something leaps out at you, it is very noticeable and you notice it immediately.
Examples of use:
1. As I walked into the garden, the bright colours of the flowers leapt out at me.
2. His amazing resemblance to his father leaps out at everyone who meets them.
3. She walked into the room and her beauty and elegance leapt out at everyone there.
| infinitive |
leap out at |
| present simple |
leap out at and leaps out at |
| -ing form |
leaping out at |
| past simple |
leapt out at or leaped out at |
| past participle |
leapt out at or leaped out at |
Can you use this phrasal verb in a sentence?
Can you think of something that you have noticed immediately: something that has leapt out at you?
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