GREAT LEAP FORWARD, THE

Meaning of GREAT LEAP FORWARD, THE in English

ˌGreat Leap ˈForward, the BrE AmE

an attempt by the Chinese government, led by ↑ Mao Zedong , to achieve very rapid industrial development between 1958 and 1960.

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GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
LEAP — I. ˈlēp, dial or sometimes with reference to manege in Brit speech ˈlep verb ( leaped also leapt ˈlēpt, chiefly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORWARD — I. ˈfȯrwərd, ˈfȯ(ə)wəd also in the South ˈfärwərd, ˈfȧwəd sometimes ˈfȯrəd adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English forward, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAP — (v. t.) To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
Английский словарь Webster
LEAP — (v. t.) To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
Английский словарь Webster
LEAP — ( v. t. ) To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAP — ( v. t. ) To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAP — — leaper , n. /leep/ , v. , leaped or leapt, leaping , n. v.i. 1. to spring through the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORWARD — — forwardable , adj. — forwardly , adv. /fawr"weuhrd/ , adv. Also, forwards . 1. toward or at a place, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAP — I. ˈlēp verb ( leaped or leapt ˈlēpt also ˈlept ; leap·ing ˈlē-piŋ) Etymology: Middle English lepen, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORWARD — I. ˈfȯr-wərd, also ˈfō- or ˈfȯ-, Southern also ˈfär- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English foreweard, from fore- + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAP — noun a fault. 2. leap ·noun a weel or wicker trap for fish. 3. leap ·noun a basket. 4. leap …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
Webster English vocab
FORWARD — noun an agreement; a covenant; a promise. 2. forward ·adv ·alt. of forwards. 3. forward ·adj ready; prompt; strongly inclined; …
Webster English vocab
LEAP — [leap] vb leaped or leapt ; leap.ing [ME lepen, fr. OE hleapan; akin to OHG hlouffan to run] vi (bef. …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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FORWARD — [for.ward] adj [ME, fr. OE foreweard, fr. fore- + -weard -ward] (bef. 12c) 1 a: near, being at, or belonging …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAP — leap BrE AmE liːp ▷ leaped lept liːpt AmE \ liːpt ▷ leaping ˈliːp ɪŋ ▷ leaps liːps ▷ leapt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FORWARD — forward BrE AmE ˈfɔː wəd AmE ˈfɔːr w ə rd —but the adjective and adverb, in British English nautical use, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEAP — / liːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( leapt , leapt / lept; NAmE /) or ( leaped …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORWARD — / ˈfɔːwəd; NAmE ˈfɔːrwərd/ adverb , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb 1. (also for·wards especially in BrE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAP — I. leap 1 /liːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle leapt /lept/ especially British English , leaped …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORWARD — I. for ‧ ward 1 S1 W1 /ˈfɔːwəd $ ˈfɔːrwərd/ BrE AmE ( also forwards /-wədz $ -wərdz/) adverb 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. leaped or leapt) 1 intr. jump or spring forcefully. 2 tr. jump …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORWARD — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 lying in one's line of motion. 2 a onward or towards the front. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAP — v. & n. v. (past and past part. leaped or leapt) 1 intr. jump or spring forcefully. 2 tr. jump …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORWARD — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 lying in one's line of motion. 2 a onward or towards the front. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. leaped or leapt) 1. intr. jump or spring forcefully. 2 tr. jump …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
FORWARD — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1. lying in one's line of motion. 2 a onward or towards the front. …
Oxford English vocab
LEAP — ( leaps, leaping, leaped, or leapt) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORWARD — ( forwards, forwarding, forwarded) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cat leaps/springs ▪ Then the cat leapt up into the tree. flames leap …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORWARD — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crowd surges forward (= moves forward all together ) ▪ Police officers began …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAP — [verb] [past:] leapt or [esp. US] leaped - to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FORWARD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAP — I. noun 1 big jump ADJECTIVE ▪ big , giant ▪ little ▪ flying , running ▪ He made a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FORWARD — I. noun Forward is used after these nouns: ↑ rugby II. verb Forward is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FORWARD — See ↑ FORWARD 1, ↑ FRONT 4, ↑ SEND 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come forward • ↑ look forward to …
Longman Activator English vocab
FORWARD — INDEX: 1. towards the front 2. to move forward RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ BACK to make progress when you are …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAP — n. 25B6; verb he leapt over the gate : JUMP (OVER), vault (over), spring over, bound over, hop (over), hurdle, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FORWARD — n. 25B6; adverb the traffic moved forward : AHEAD, forwards, onwards, onward, on, further. the winner stepped forward : TOWARDS …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAP — n. 1 spring, bound, jump, vault (into); hurdle, clear, hop over, skip over, negotiate He leapt into the saddle Superman …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FORWARD — adj. 1 advance, leading, foremost, front, head, first The forward contingents of the army moved into the town 2 bold, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LEAP — 1. сущ. 1) прям. и перен. прыжок, скачок a leap in the dark ≈ прыжок в неизвестность; рискованное дело a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORWARD — 1. прил. 1) а) передний; мор. находящийся в передней части корабля б) передовой, прогрессивный; идущий впереди других, лидирующий в) направленный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAP — leap.ogg 1. li:p n 1. 1> прыжок, скачок large leaps - длинные прыжки to take a leap - прыгнуть 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FORWARD — forward.ogg 1. ʹfɔ:wəd n спорт. нападающий ( игрок ); форвард centre forward - центральный нападающий, центрфорвард 2. ʹfɔ:wəd a 1. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEAP — leap сущ.1) прям. и перен. прыжок, скачок a leap in the dark — прыжок в неизвестность; рискованное дело a leap …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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