jump

CEFRA2

/d͡ʒʌmp/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sudden and decisive increase.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.

Examples

  • It is impossible for you to jump two meters high.

  • How high can you jump?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap.

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

  2. To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

More examples

In context

  • I'd jump through hoops for you.

  • Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.

  • She is going to jump from the diving board.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English jumpen (“to walk quickly, run, jump”), probably of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gumpōną ~ *gumbōną (“to hop, skip, bounce”), an iterative verb. The OED suggests an imitative origin. Related to jumble. In the sense “to propel oneself” it displaced leap partially and spring largely. Cognates Cognate with German Low German jumpen (“to jump”), archaic German gumpen (“to jump, hop, bounce”), dialectal German gampen (“to hop”), Alemannic German gumpe (“to leap, jump”), Walser dialect kumpu, Old Norse gopta (“to jump; make jump”) Danish gumpe (“to jolt”), Swedish gumpa (“to jump”), Danish gimpe (“to move up and down”), Middle Engli...