lope

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a slow pace of running
  2. noun a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
  3. verb run easily

Etymology

From Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa (“to leap, jump”). See leap. Cognate with German laufen (“walk, run”), Danish løbe (“run”), Dutch lopen (“walk, run”), Norwegian løpe (“run”). Doublet of leap.

In classic literature

Synonyms

jog, trot

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