lope

Meaning

Verb

1. To travel an easy pace with long strides.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To jump, leap.

Noun

An easy pace with long strides.

Synonyms

jog

trot

run

canter

stride

gallop

jogging

Translations

εφορμώ

galope

passo lungo

procedere a gran passi

πήδημα

galop

jogger

trotter

courir en bondissant

galoppata

galoppo

trottata

corsetta

piccolo galoppo

procedere a lunghi salti

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ləʊp/

Etymology

Cognate with German: laufen

Cognate with Danish: løbe

Cognate with Dutch: lopen

Cognate with Norwegian: løpe

In summary

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.