Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. I thought you'd jump at the chance.

    ruЯ подумал, ты ухватишься за эту возможность.

    deIch dachte, du würdest die Gelegenheit ergreifen.

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  2. I thought that you'd jump at the chance.

    ruЯ подумал, ты ухватишься за эту возможность.

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  3. Tom jumped at the chance to do that.

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  4. Tom jumped at the chance to go to Boston.

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  5. Tom jumped at the chance.

    ruТом ухватился за эту возможность.

    deTom hat die Gelegenheit sofort ergriffen.

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Forms

jumps at the chance, jumping at the chance, jumped at the chance, jumped at the chance
Base formjump at the chance · to jump at the chance
3rd person singularjumps at the chance
Present participlejumping at the chance
Past simplejumped at the chance
Past participlejumped at the chance

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyjump at the chance
he, she, itjumps at the chance

Past simpleLesson

all personsjumped at the chance

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave jumped at the chance
he, she, ithas jumped at the chance

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill jump at the chance

Synonyms

2 synonyms
jump at the opportunityseize the opportunity

Word family

1 related words
Relatedjump on

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jumpA1jumperB1jumpsuitjumpy
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