SKIP | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of skip – Learner’s Dictionary

skip
verb
uk
/skɪp/
us
present participle skipping | past tense and past participle skipped

skip verb (MOVE FORWARD)

to move forward, jumping quickly from one foot to the other:
She watched her daughter skipping down the street.

skip verb (JUMP)

to jump over a rope while you or two other people move it over and then under your body again and again:
I skip for ten minutes every day to keep fit.

skip verb (NOT DO)

B2
to not do something that you usually do or that you should do:
I think I'll skip lunch today - I'm not very hungry.

skip verb (AVOID)

to avoid reading or talking about something by starting to read or talk about the next thing instead:
I usually skip the boring bits.
skip
noun [ C ]
uk
/skɪp/
us

skip noun [C] (CONTAINER)

skip noun [C] (MOVE)

a movement of jumping quickly from one foot to the other

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

Translations of skip

in Chinese (Traditional)
移動, 跳,跳躍, 跳…
in Chinese (Simplified)
移动, 跳,跳跃, 跳…
in Spanish
ir dando saltos, brincar, saltar a la cuerda…
in Portuguese
ir dando saltos, brincar, pular corda…
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सोडणे, उड्या मारत पुढे जाणे, टाळणे…
~を省略する, 抜かす, スキップする…
sekmek, seke seke gitmek, ip atlamak…
sauter, s’éparpiller, sautiller…
saltar-se, fer saltirons, saltar a corda…
huppelen, touwtjespringen, overslaan…
ஒரு பொருளை அல்லது இடத்தை விட்டு, குறிப்பாக விரைவாக, மற்றொரு இடத்திற்குச் செல்வது…
(किसी चीज़ या स्थान को) छोड़ना, (समान्यतः किए जाने वाला कार्य को) छोड़ देना…
છોડી દેવું, કૂદવું, છોડી દેવું (સામાન્ય રીતે બનાવનાર કાર્યને)…
hoppe afsted, sjippe, springe over…
hoppa, skutta, hoppa rep…
meloncat-loncat, melompat-lompat, tidak mahu makan…
hüpfen, seilhüpfen, auslassen…
hoppe over, rote rundt, hoppe…
بیچ میں چھوڑ دینا, نظر انداز کرنا, کسی کام کو بیچ میں چھوڑ دینا…
стрибати, скакати, стрибати через скакалку…
бежать вприпрыжку, прыгать через скакалку, пропускать…
దాటవేయు / ఒక వస్తువు లేదా స్థలాన్ని విడిచిపెట్టు, ముఖ్యంగా త్వరగా, మరొకదానికి వెళ్లడానికి…
يَتَجاوَز, يَحْجِل, يَثِب بِسُرْعة…
বাদ দিয়ে যাওয়া, টপকে যাওয়া, বাদ দেওয়া…
poskakovat, skákat přes švihadlo, vynechat…
melompat-lompat, bermain lompat tali, melewatkan…
กระโดด, กระโดดเชือก, ข้ามไป…
nhảy, nhảy dây, bỏ qua…
skakać, podskakiwać, skakać na skakance…
건너 뛰다, 뛰어 다니다, 줄넘기 하다…
saltare, salterellare, saltare con la corda…
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