jump
verb/dʒʌmp/
/dʒʌmp/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they jump | /dʒʌmp/ /dʒʌmp/ |
| he / she / it jumps | /dʒʌmps/ /dʒʌmps/ |
| past simple jumped | /dʒʌmpt/ /dʒʌmpt/ |
| past participle jumped | /dʒʌmpt/ /dʒʌmpt/ |
| -ing form jumping | /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to move quickly off the ground or away from a surface by pushing yourself with your legs and feet
- ‘Quick, jump!’ he shouted.
- jump + adv./prep. She jumped into the water to save them.
- He jumped into the air and started cheering.
- She jumped down from the chair.
- The children were jumping up and down with excitement.
- The pilot jumped from the burning plane (= with a parachute).
- He killed himself by jumping off a bridge.
- jump + noun She has jumped 2.2 metres.
Extra Examples- He tried to jump back on board.
- She jumped up onto the table.
- Stop jumping on the furniture!
- They all jumped for joy and hugged each other.
- The dog kept jumping up at me.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- almost
- nearly
- …
- try to
- from
- into
- off
- …
- jump for joy
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- [intransitive, transitive] to pass over something by jumping synonym leap
- jump over something He jumped over the wall to get away.
- jump something Can you jump that gate?
- He jumped the stream and carried on up the hill.
- His horse fell as it jumped the last hurdle.
- jump something over something I jumped my horse over all the fences.
- [intransitive] jump + adv./prep. to move quickly and suddenly
- He jumped to his feet when they called his name.
- She jumped up and ran out of the room.
- Do you want a ride? Jump in.
- He jumped out of the car and disappeared into the building.
- When she heard the news, she immediately jumped on a plane to France.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- immediately
- instantly
- …
- make somebody
- in
- jump out of your skin
- [intransitive] to make a sudden movement because of surprise, fear or excitement
- A loud bang made me jump.
- Her heart jumped when she heard the news.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1- He crept up behind me and made me jump.
- She jumped slightly at the sound of the bell.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- immediately
- instantly
- …
- make somebody
- in
- jump out of your skin
- [intransitive] to rise suddenly by a large amount synonym leap
- jump by… Prices jumped by 60% last year.
- jump (from…) (to…) Sales jumped from $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion.
- Your interest rate might suddenly jump at the end of the fixed period.
- jump + noun The FTSE 100 benchmark index jumped 199.9 points.
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2- Profits jumped by 15 per cent during the year.
- Shares jumped from 2p to 222p.
- [intransitive] jump (about/around) (from something to something) to change suddenly from one subject to another
- I couldn't follow the talk because he kept jumping about from one topic to another.
- The story then jumps from her childhood in New York to her first visit to London.
- [transitive] jump something to leave out something and pass to a further point or stage
- You seem to have jumped several steps in the argument.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move suddenly and unexpectedly, especially out of the correct position
- The needle jumped across the dial.
- [transitive, intransitive] jump (on) somebody (informal) to attack somebody suddenly
- The thieves jumped him in a dark alleyway.
- [transitive] jump something (North American English) to get on a vehicle very quickly, especially in a way that is dangerous or illegal
- to jump a train
- (North American English) (also jump-start British and North American English)jump something to start the engine of a car by connecting the battery to the battery of another car with jump leads
- (North American English) (also jump-start British and North American English)jump something to put a lot of energy into starting a process or an activity or into making it start more quickly
- be jumping[intransitive] (informal) to be very lively
- The club's jumping tonight.
move off/to ground
pass over something
move quickly
increase
change suddenly
leave out
of machine/device
attack
vehicle
be lively
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘be moved or thrown with a sudden jerk’): probably imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with the ground.
Idioms
See jump in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee jump in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe jumping up and down
- (informal) to be very angry or excited about something
- The local residents are jumping up and down complaining about the noise.
climb/jump on the bandwagon
- (informal, disapproving) to join others in doing something that is becoming fashionable because you hope to become popular or successful yourself
- politicians eager to jump on the environmental bandwagon
jump/skip bail
- to fail to appear at your trial after you have paid money to be allowed to go free until the trial
- He skipped bail and went on the run for two weeks.
jump/be thrown in at the deep end
- (informal) to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for
- Junior hospital doctors are thrown in at the deep end in their first jobs.
- The company believes in throwing new employees in at the deep end with no training.
jump down somebody’s throat
- (informal) to react very angrily to somebody
jump the gun
- to do something too soon, before the right time
jump the lights (British English)
(also run a (red) light, run the lights especially in North American English)
- (informal) to fail to stop at a red traffic lightTopics Crime and punishmentc2, Transport by car or lorryc2
jump out of your skin
- (informal) to move violently because of a sudden shock
- She nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw me.
jump the queue (British English)
(North American English cut in line, jump the line)
- to go to the front of a line of people without waiting for your turn
- She jumped the queue at the ticket counter.
- (figurative) Because he had money, he was able to jump the queue and get treatment that was not available to other people.
jump the rails
- (of a train) to leave the track suddenly
jump the shark
- (used especially about a television series, etc.) to include something that is very hard to believe as an attempt to keep people watching, usually a sign that the show is not as good as it used to be
- Has the show finally jumped the shark?
jump ship
- to leave the ship on which you are serving, without permissionTopics Transport by waterc2
- to leave an organization that you belong to, suddenly and unexpectedly
jump through hoops
- to do something difficult or complicated in order to achieve something
- You have to jump through so many hoops to get a job like this.
jump/leap to conclusions | jump/leap to the conclusion that…
- to make a decision about somebody/something too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts
- There I go again—jumping to conclusions.
Extra Examples- Don't jump to conclusions.
- We don't want to jump to the wrong conclusion.
jump to it
(North American English also hop to it)
- (informal) used to tell somebody to hurry and do something quickly
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