overleap

Irregular
Infinitive
overleap
Past Simple
overleapt
Past Participle
overleapt
-ing Form
overleaping
3rd Person
overleaps
overleap overleaps overleaping overleapt

Overleap means to leap over something, or to go too far. Literary. Irregular: overleap-overleapt/overleaped-overleapt/overleaped.

Meanings

  • To leap over
  • To skip or omit
  • To go beyond

Common Collocations

overleap obstacles overleap boundaries overleap itself

Tip for Learners

Literary: "Ambition overleaps itself." Shakespeare: jumping too far and failing. Both overleapt and overleaped are correct.
Present Simple
I overleap
you overleap
he/she/it overleaps
we overleap
they overleap
Examples - Present Simple
  • I overleap the fence easily.
  • You overleap obstacles.
  • She overleaps the hurdles.
  • We overleap barriers.
  • They overleap the walls.
Present Continuous
I am overleaping
you are overleaping
he/she/it is overleaping
we are overleaping
they are overleaping
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am overleaping the fence.
  • You are overleaping obstacles.
  • She is overleaping hurdles.
  • We are overleaping barriers.
  • They are overleaping walls.
Present Perfect
I have overleapt
you have overleapt
he/she/it has overleapt
we have overleapt
they have overleapt
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have overleaped the fence.
  • You have overleaped obstacles.
  • She has overleaped hurdles.
  • We have overleaped barriers.
  • They have overleaped walls.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overleaping
you have been overleaping
he/she/it has been overleaping
we have been overleaping
they have been overleaping
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been overleaping fences.
  • You have been overleaping obstacles.
  • She has been overleaping hurdles.
  • We have been overleaping barriers.
  • They have been overleaping walls.
Past Simple
I overleapt
you overleapt
he/she/it overleapt
we overleapt
they overleapt
Examples - Past Simple
  • I overleaped the fence.
  • You overleaped obstacles.
  • She overleaped hurdles.
  • We overleaped barriers.
  • They overleaped walls.
Past Continuous
I was overleaping
you were overleaping
he/she/it was overleaping
we were overleaping
they were overleaping
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was overleaping fences.
  • You were overleaping obstacles.
  • She was overleaping hurdles.
  • We were overleaping barriers.
  • They were overleaping walls.
Past Perfect
I had overleapt
you had overleapt
he/she/it had overleapt
we had overleapt
they had overleapt
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had overleaped the fence.
  • You had overleaped obstacles.
  • She had overleaped hurdles.
  • We had overleaped barriers.
  • They had overleaped walls.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overleaping
you had been overleaping
he/she/it had been overleaping
we had been overleaping
they had been overleaping
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been overleaping fences.
  • You had been overleaping obstacles.
  • He had been overleaping hurdles.
  • We had been overleaping barriers.
  • They had been overleaping walls.
Future Simple
I will overleap
you will overleap
he/she/it will overleap
we will overleap
they will overleap
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will overleap the fence.
  • You will overleap obstacles.
  • She will overleap hurdles.
  • We will overleap barriers.
  • They will overleap walls.
Future Continuous
I will be overleaping
you will be overleaping
he/she/it will be overleaping
we will be overleaping
they will be overleaping
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be overleaping fences.
  • You will be overleaping obstacles.
  • He will be overleaping hurdles.
  • We will be overleaping barriers.
  • They will be overleaping walls.
Future Perfect
I will have overleapt
you will have overleapt
he/she/it will have overleapt
we will have overleapt
they will have overleapt
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have overleaped the fence.
  • You will have overleaped obstacles.
  • She will have overleaped hurdles.
  • We will have overleaped barriers.
  • They will have overleaped walls.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overleaping
you will have been overleaping
he/she/it will have been overleaping
we will have been overleaping
they will have been overleaping
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been overleaping fences.
  • You will have been overleaping obstacles.
  • He will have been overleaping hurdles.
  • We will have been overleaping barriers.
  • They will have been overleaping walls.
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