skip1 verbskip2 noun
skipskip1 /skɪp/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle skipped, present participle skipping) 
WORD ORIGINskip1
Origin:
1200-1300 Perhaps from a Scandinavian languageVERB TABLE
skip
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | skip |
| he, she, it | skips | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | skipped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have skipped |
| he, she, it | has skipped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had skipped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will skip |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have skipped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am skipping |
| he, she, it | is skipping | |
| you, we, they | are skipping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was skipping |
| you, we, they | were skipping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been skipping |
| he, she, it | has been skipping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been skipping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be skipping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been skipping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Skipping meals is not a good way to lose weight.
- Bill likes to leave work early, so he skips lunch sometimes.
- Can you skip to the other end of the playground.
- Shelly skipped down the sidewalk.
- The children went skipping along the path.
- The weather's so nice today - let's skip class and go to the beach.
- But the big firms seemed to skip Loyola in their recruiting.
- Death is a skipped meal compared to this.
- Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action!
- In summary, the areas in which there are few updates can be skipped very quickly.
- The trivia, though, is irresistible, the history is thorough, and the technical stuff is easy to skip over.
- Then, his eyes seeming to skip the mound of her stomach, he looked at her face.
- They laboured with enthusiasm and imagination and showed tolerance towards interfering children who hopped and skipped around, getting in the way.
- Today, there is no formal structure to investigate or even debate whether UFOs have skipped through our atmosphere.
THESAURUS
verb [intransitive, transitive] to push yourself up into the air, over something etc, using your legs: · The cat jumped up onto the table.· He jumped over the stream.· His horse jumped the fence successfully.
verb [intransitive] to move forwards with little jumps between your steps, especially because you are feeling happy: · The little girl was skipping down the street.
verb [intransitive] to jump or move around on one leg: · He was hopping around because he’d injured his foot.
verb [intransitive, transitive] especially written to suddenly jump up high or a long way: · The deer leapt over the fence.· Tina leapt onto the boat as it was moving away.· Fish were leaping out of the water.
verb [intransitive] to jump up and down several times, especially on something that has springs in it: · Children love bouncing on beds.
verb [intransitive] to jump into water with your head and arms first: · Zoë dived into the swimming pool.
verb [intransitive, transitive] especially written to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you: · He vaulted the ticket barrier and ran for the exit.· Ben tried to vault over the bar.
Longman Language Activatorto not do something because it does not seem important especially spoken to not do something because you do not think it is important or necessary, or because you want to do something else: · "Shall I come get you at the station?" "Don't bother - I can walk."not bother to do something: · Most people don't bother to make a will while they're still young.· I don't even bother to open most of the junk mail I get.
British to decide not to do something that you had planned to do, for example because you are too tired: · I think I'll give my exercise class a miss tonight - I'm worn out.· "Do you want to come to the cinema?" "No thanks, I'll give it a miss this time."
to not do something that you usually do or that you should do, especially because you would prefer to do something else: · Bill likes to leave work early, so he skips lunch sometimes.· The weather's so nice today - let's skip class and go to the beach.
to jump in the air to push yourself off the ground or away from something, using your legs: · How high can you jump?· The driver jumped clear as his vehicle fell into the river below.jump into/onto/up etc: · My cat always jumps up onto the table when I'm trying to work.· She jumped down from the wall.
to jump several times, always landing in the same place: · At the back of the stand, Redsox fans were jumping up and down with excitement.· Stop jumping up and down -- keep still!
to jump or move forward on one leg rather than two: · Mary was hopping anxiously from one foot to another.hop along/around/over etc: · It's a game in which you hop around trying to knock the other players over.
if someone, especially a child, skips along, they move along with a little jump between their steps: · Can you skip to the other end of the playground.skip along/around etc: · The children went skipping along the path.
especially written to jump as far or high as you can: leap onto/through etc: · He leaped through the window and was gone.· Tessa leaped onto the boat just as it was moving away from the bank.· The fish leaped out of the water.
to jump into water with your head and arms first: · Roger was standing at the edge of the pool ready to dive.dive into/in/off: · Evan dived off the rock into the sea.· The pool was deserted, and Lindsey wasted no time before diving in head-first.
WORD SETSbar billiards, nounbeanbag, nounbilliards, nounblind man's buff, nounchicken, nouncrazy golf, nouncrossword, nouncue, nouncue ball, nouncushion, noundoll's house, noundomino, noundouble-Dutch, noundressing-up, nounducks and drakes, nounflag football, nounframe, nounhide-and-seek, nounkeep-away, nounkickball, nounkite-flying, nounleapfrog, nounmarble, nounmaze, nounmusical chairs, nounninepins, nounnoughts and crosses, nounpaper chase, nounparlour game, nounpeekaboo, interjectionplay, verbpocket, verbpool, nounpool hall, nounpot, verbpuzzle, nounsack race, nounskip, verbskipping rope, nounskittle, nounsnowball, nounsnowman, nounYo-Yo, nounzap, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
especially American English
He skipped chemistry class three times last month.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB He skipped chemistry class three times last month.· The two girls died when the car ploughed into them from behind as they skipped along a pavement.· Scraps of songs came out of his mouth as he skipped along, twirling his stick and tipping his turban to passers-by.· She skipped along and into the wood at the end of the gardens.· He skipped along the corridors and went to see Matron to tell her the good news.· She grabs a hold of my arm and skips along beside me.· But the Doctor had turned on his heel and was almost skipping along the right-hand corridor.
· They laboured with enthusiasm and imagination and showed tolerance towards interfering children who hopped and skipped around, getting in the way.· Foreign calls, flowers, and skipping around all evening like a teenager.· Kelly put the phone down and skipped around the room.· After several minutes, he began skipping around, asking questions randomly, pursuing instruction at different levels.
· But that's where they've all skipped off to.· The Rabari skipped off ahead, saying we would meet up at the base.· And then if he's serious in marrying you, my advice to you would be to skip off and do it.· After a few days recovering, they would skip off to get the bus north and have another go.· This would cause it to skip off the atmosphere into space-rather in the manner of a stone skipping off water.
· A school of small tuna, about eighteen inches to a foot long, came jumping and skipping out of the water.· We also did the occasional dinner, skipped out on a restaurant check.
· He skipped over roots and brambles.· All effective readers skip over or guess at some words, paraphrase sections of text, and resume reading.· And you can cut down on waste by viewing your faxes on-screen first, and skipping over junk faxes and cover sheets.· The trivia, though, is irresistible, the history is thorough, and the technical stuff is easy to skip over.· I'd like to skip over this decision because it wakes me up in a sweat fairly often.· Do not just skip over this bit.
NOUN· My heart skipped a beat and the fear came flooding back.· His mind, like a good strong heart, merely began skipping little beats at first.· Breathing and blood were stopped; her mind emptied, muscles went paralysed and even her heart skipped, missing a beat.· Lisa felt her heart skip a beat inside her.· Katherine's heart skipped a beat.· But Nathan Bryce had only to look at her for her heart to skip a beat, then race out of control.
· Kate had decided to skip the afternoon's classes and arranged to meet him at the boatyard near the Tech.· Talking out, skipping class, being tardy or disrespectful are no more acceptable for work-inhibited students than for any others.
· He was a good enough student to skip a grade in elementary school and later scored 1280 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
· My heart skipped a beat and the fear came flooding back.· His mind, like a good strong heart, merely began skipping little beats at first.· Breathing and blood were stopped; her mind emptied, muscles went paralysed and even her heart skipped, missing a beat.· But the familiar screaming of sheet metal against a wall undoubtedly will make hearts skip faster than usual.· Lisa felt her heart skip a beat inside her.· Katherine's heart skipped a beat.· Zama's eyes filled but her heart skipped in her chest.· But Nathan Bryce had only to look at her for her heart to skip a beat, then race out of control.
· I used to skip to school with a skipping, rope, at skipping time.· He often skipped school to study the river.· He fell asleep plotting to skip school next morning.· You skip school, they only keep you back a year.· You skip Sunday school, you go to Hell.· She says, Remember the time we skipped school?
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► skip rocks/stones► skip town/skip the country► skip it!
1not do something [transitive] informal to not do something that you usually do or that you should do SYN miss: - He was a good enough student to skip a grade in elementary school and later scored 1280 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
She skipped lunch in order to go shopping. Williams skipped the game to be with his wife in the hospital.skip school/class especially American English He skipped chemistry class three times last month.2not deal with something [intransitive, transitive] to not read, mention, or deal with something that would normally come or happen next: I decided to skip the first chapter.skip to Let’s skip to the last item on the agenda.skip over I suggest we skip over the details and get to the point.3change subjects [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go from one subject to another in no fixed orderskip about/around/from It’s difficult to have a conversation with her because she skips from one topic to another.4movement [intransitive] to move forward with quick steps and jumpsskip across/along etc He turned and skipped away, singing happily to himself.► see thesaurus at jump5jump over a rope [intransitive] to jump over a rope as you swing it over your head and under your feet, as a game or for exercise SYN jump rope American English6skip town/skip the country informal to leave a place suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid being punished or paying debts: Then they found that Zaffuto had already skipped town.7skip it! informal especially American English used to say angrily and rudely that you do not want to talk about something: ‘Sorry, what were you saying?’ ‘Oh, skip it!’8skip rocks/stones American English to throw smooth flat stones into a lake, river etc in a way that makes them jump across the surface SYN skim British English9ball [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a ball or something similar skips off a surface, it quickly moves away from that surface after hitting it – used especially in news reportsskip off/along/across etc The ball skipped off Bond’s glove and bounced toward the fence.10skip a year/grade to start a new school year in a class that is one year ahead of the class you would normally enter → somebody’s heart skips a beat at heart1skip off British English, skip out American English phrasal verb to leave suddenly and secretly, especially in order to avoid being punished or paying money: He skipped off without paying.skip off on American English Tenants who skip out on utility bills are the focus of a new law. Joel skipped out on his wife when she was 8 months pregnant.skip1 verbskip2 noun
skipskip2 noun [countable] 1a skipping movement2British English a large container for bricks, wood, and similar heavy waste SYN dumpster American English