overleap

• Verbe désuet signifiant sauter par-dessus, sauter ou omettre ; également employé au sens figuré pour négliger ou ignorer quelque chose.

An archaic verb meaning to leap over, skip, or omit; also used figuratively to mean to neglect or pass over something.

1. Defeat oneself by going too farC2formal

   To cause one's own failure or downfall by exceeding reasonable limits or by being overly ambitious.

   Se dépasser jusqu'à l'échec

   • The politician overleaped himself by making promises he could not keep.
   • In his eagerness to win, he overleaped himself and made a critical mistake.
   • The company overleaped itself by expanding too quickly without proper planning.

   Synonymesoverdooverextendoverplayoverreachovershootoverstretch

2. Jump across or leap overC2formal

   To physically jump over or clear an obstacle.

   Sauter par-dessus

   • The athlete overleaped the high bar with ease.
   • The horse overleaped the fence in a single bound.
   • He overleaped the small stream to continue his hike.

   Synonymesclearhurdlesurmountvault

3. Leave undone or leave outC2formal

   To omit or skip something, either intentionally or unintentionally.

   Oublier ou omettre

   • In his haste, he overleaped several important steps in the process.
   • The editor overleaped a crucial paragraph from the article.
   • She overleaped the introduction and went straight to the conclusion.

   Synonymesdisregarddropexcludeleave outmissneglectomitoverlookpass overskip

   Antonymesaccomplishachievecompletedofinishfulfillincludeperform