lope
verb/ləʊp/
/ləʊp/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lope | /ləʊp/ /ləʊp/ |
| he / she / it lopes | /ləʊps/ /ləʊps/ |
| past simple loped | /ləʊpt/ /ləʊpt/ |
| past participle loped | /ləʊpt/ /ləʊpt/ |
| -ing form loping | /ˈləʊpɪŋ/ /ˈləʊpɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to run taking long relaxed steps
- The dog loped along beside her.
- He set off with a loping stride.
Word OriginMiddle English: variant of Scots loup, from Old Norse hlaupa ‘leap’.Want to learn more?
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