How do you use the word "jump" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "jump": How high can you jump? I'd jump through hoops for you.

Jump Meaning

/d͡ʒʌmp/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

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

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

Sentence Examples

How high can you jump?

I'd jump through hoops for you.

It is impossible for you to jump two meters high.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

start spring bound

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The cat had to ____ over the high fence to escape the dog.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The cat decided to ____ onto the high shelf to reach the small toy that was sitting there today.

Word Origin & History

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 English jumpren, jumbren (“to mix, jumble”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square." — c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:

"Parkour – often referred to as freerunning – entails creatively moving through an urban environment: flipping, jumping and vaulting across various obstacles." — 2022 June 16, Issy Ronald, “Meet the parkour athletes defying fear and gravity at Red Bull Art of Motion”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2022:

"Harold: How is Sarah? I don't want to jump her while she's on the rag." — 1983, The Big Chill:

"to jump a body with a dangerous physic" — c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

"[Someone] and Mr. Benfield were at the corner of Elm and Walton Streets when they were approached by Mr. Gray, who asked for help to jump his car. When informed they did not have jumper cables, Mr. Gray asked them to take him to get some." — 2000, United States. Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, Decisions of the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board: Index digest, page 511:

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