jump
To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such…To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
» The dog jumped over a chair.
Der Hund sprang über einen Stuhl.
Собака перестрибнув через стілець.
Meaning
27 senses(intransitive)To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
The boy jumped over a fence.
Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.
springen, hüpfen
пры́гатьprýgatʹ, пры́гнутьprýgnutʹ, скака́тьskakátʹ
стриба́тиstrybáty, стрибну́тиstrybnúty, скака́тиskakáty
(intransitive)To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
She is going to jump from the diving board.
springen
пры́гатьprýgatʹ, пры́гнутьprýgnutʹ, спры́гиватьsprýgivatʹ
(transitive)To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap.
to jump a stream
(intransitive)To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
springen
пры́гатьprýgatʹ, пры́гнутьprýgnutʹ, спрыгиватьsprygivatʹ
(intransitive)To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulus.
That balloon popping made me jump.
He jumped when he looked up to see a man standing before him.
To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulus.
(intransitive, transitive, usually)To drop sharply downward at the sound of a bowstring release or the fire of a gun.
The deer jumped the string, so the archer missed his target.
The buck jumped at the shot of the rifle.
(figuratively, intransitive)To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up.
Share prices jumped by 10% after the company announced record profits.
rise in rank or status
(intransitive)To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.
перепры́гиватьpereprýgivatʹ, перепры́гнутьpereprýgnutʹ, перескакиватьpereskakivatʹ
(transitive)To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
I hate it when people jump the queue.
move forward by leaps and bounds
(transitive)To pass (a traffic light) when it is indicating that one should stop.
(transitive)To attack suddenly and violently.
The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.
increase suddenly and significantly
(slang, transitive)To engage in sexual intercourse with (a person).
Examples
1582 sentencesThe dog jumped over a chair.
Собака перестрибнув через стілець.
deDer Hund sprang über einen Stuhl.
Tom jumped into the swimming pool.
Том стрибнув до басейну.
deTom sprang ins Schwimmbecken.
Tom jumped out of his bed.
Том вискочив з ліжка.
Tom wasn't jumping on the bed.
Том не стрибав на ліжку.
ruТом не прыгал на кровати.
deTom ist nicht auf dem Bett gehüpft.
Tom tried to stop Mary from jumping.
Том спробував втримати Мері від стрибку.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English jumpen (“to walk quickly, run, jump”), probably of Middle Low German oFrom Middle English jumpen (“to walk quickly, run, jump”), probably of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gumpōną ~ *gumbōną (“to hop, skip, bounce”), an iterative verb. The OED suggests an imitative origin. Related to jumble. In the sense “to propel oneself” it displaced leap partially and spring largely.
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Forms
jumps, jumping, jumped, jumpedPhrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- jump offспуститися, спускатисяTo move from an elevated place by one jump.
- jump outстрибати, стрибнутиTo emerge suddenly.
- jump onзахопити, захоплюватиTo board a vehicle.
- jump upTo move from one position to a higher position by one jump.
- jump inTo enter something quickly, usually a mode of transport.
- jump downTo leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.
- jump aroundTo move erratically by jumping.
- jump aboutTo move erratically by jumping.
Synonyms
28 synonymsWord family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- jumped into the
- jumped out of
- jump to conclusions
- jumped over the
- jumped off the
- try bungee jumping
- to jump into
- bungee jumping
- jumping rope
- jumped on the
- jumped up and
- to jump off