JUMP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of jump – Learner’s Dictionary

jump
verb
uk
/dʒʌmp/
us

jump verb (INTO AIR)

A2
to push your body up and away from the ground using your feet and legs:
The children were jumping up and down with excitement.
I jumped over the log.
They jumped into the water.
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jump into/up, etc
She jumped into a taxi and rushed to the station.

jump verb (GO OVER)

A2
to move over something by moving up into the air:
The horse jumped the last fence.

jump verb (INCREASE)

House prices have jumped by 20%.

jump verb (FEAR)

Phrasal verbs

jump
noun [ C ]
uk
/dʒʌmp/
us

jump noun [C] (MOVEMENT)

B1
the movement of pushing your body up into the air using your feet and legs:
He won with a jump of 8.5 metres.

jump noun [C] (INCREASE)

a sudden increase in the amount of something:
a jump in profits

(Definition of jump from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of jump

in Chinese (Traditional)
在空中, 跳,躍, 跳躍…
in Chinese (Simplified)
在空中, 跳,跃, 跳跃…
in Spanish
saltar, hacer un movimiento repentino, sobresaltarse…
in Portuguese
saltar, pular, entrar/sair rapidamente…
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उडी, उडी मारणे/ ढकलणे, अचानक किंवा त्वरीत हालचाल करणे किंवा कृती करणे…
~が飛び跳ねる, 飛び越える, 急に動く…
hoplamak, zıplamak, sıçramak…
sauter, sursauter, monter…
saltar, fer un moviment sobtat, sobresaltar-se…
springen, schrikken, springen over…
உங்கள் கால்களைப் பயன்படுத்தி திடீரென தரையிலிருந்து மற்றும் காற்றில் உங்களைத் தள்ள, ஏதாவது ஒன்றின் மீது செல்வதற்காக உங்களை திடீரென்று தரையில் இருந்து குதிப்பதற்கு, நகர்த்த அல்லது திடீரென்று அல்லது விரைவாக செயல்பட…
कूदना, छलाँग लगाना, कूद कर लाँघना…
કૂદવું, ઠેકડો મારવો, ઊછળવું…
hoppe, springe, fare sammen…
hoppa, hoppa [upp], hoppa till…
melompat, terperanjat, melompat merentasi…
springen (lernen), springen, hochfahren…
hoppe, skvette, stige raskt…
کودنا, چھلانگ لگانا, اچھلنا…
стрибати, скакати, підстрибувати…
прыгать, перепрыгивать, подниматься…
దూకటం, దూకు/ అకస్మాత్తుగా లేదా త్వరగా కదులు లేదా పని చేయు, ఉలిక్కిపడు/ శబ్దం లేదా చర్య మీరు దూకడానికి కారణమైతే…
يَقْفِز, يَرْكَب, يَجْفِل…
লাফানো, ঝাঁপ দেওয়া, ডিঙোনো…
(pře)skočit, přimět ke skoku, (v)skočit…
melompat, terlonjak, melompati…
กระโดด, ก้าว, สะดุ้งโหยง…
nhảy, nhảy lên, giật mình…
skakać, przeskoczyć, podskoczyć…
뛰다, 뛰어 넘다, 재빨리 움직이다…
saltare, fare un balzo, salto…
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