Meanings
verbforthleap (third-person singular simple present forthleaps, present participle forthleaping, simple past and past participle forthleapt or forthleaped)
present singular third person forthleaps · participle present forthleaping · participle past forthleapt · past forthleapt · participle past forthleaped · past forthleaped
- intransitiveobsoleteTo leap forth or out.
Origin
- Middle Englishforthlepen
- Englishforthleap
From Middle English forthlepen, equivalent to forth- + leap.
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APA
forthleap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthleap
MLA
“forthleap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthleap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forthleap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthleap.
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