- 1[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move forward lightly and quickly making a little jump with each step She skipped happily along beside me. Lambs were skipping about in the fields. not do something
- 2[transitive] skip something to not do something that you usually do or should do I often skip breakfast altogether. She decided to skip the afternoon class.
- 3[transitive, intransitive] to leave out something that would normally be the next thing that you would do, read, etc. skip something You can skip the next chapter if you have covered the topic in class. skip over something I skipped over the last part of the book. skip to something I suggest we skip to the last item on the agenda. change quickly
- 4[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move from one place to another or from one subject to another very quickly She kept skipping from one topic of conversation to another. leave secretly
- 5[transitive] skip something to leave a place secretly or suddenly The bombers skipped the country shortly after the blast. stones
- 6[transitive] skip something (across, over, etc. something) to make a flat stone jump across the surface of water The boys were skipping stones across the pond. Idioms
skip
verbNAmE//skɪp//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they skip he / she / it skips
past simple skipped
-ing form skipping
used to say that someone has a sudden feeling of fear, excitement, etc. My heart skipped a beat when I saw who it was.
to not appear at your trial after you have paid bail
to jump over a rope that is held at both ends by you or by two other people and is passed again and again over your head and under your feet She likes to jump rope as a warm-up. see jump rope
used to tell someone rudely that you do not want to talk about something or repeat what you have said “What were you saying?” “Oh, skip it!” Phrasal Verbsskip offskip out on
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