skip
🇺🇸
/skɪp/
🇬🇧
/skɪp/
verb
C1
to hop or jump lightly
The children were skipping happily in the park.
R
to jump over a rope
She skips rope every day as part of her exercise routine.
C1
to avoid or not do something
He decided to skip lunch because he was not hungry.
C1
to go past something without including it
You can skip the introduction if you're familiar with the topic.
R
to move quickly from one thing to another
He kept skipping from one subject to another during the meeting.
R
to leave a place quickly and secretly
The thief skipped town after the robbery.
R
to make a stone bounce on water
We spent the afternoon skipping stones on the lake.
noun
R
a light hopping movement
She added a skip to her step as she walked home.
R
a large container for waste materials
We rented a skip for the construction debris.
translation
to hop or jump lightly; to jump over a rope; to avoid or not do something; to go past something without including it; to move quickly from one thing to another; to leave a place quickly and secretly; to make a stone bounce on water
a light hopping movement; a large container for waste materials
Word Forms
Past
skipped
Progressive
skipping
3rd Present
skips
Plural
skips
Perfect
skipped