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/skɪp/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo move by hopping on alternate feet.
verbTo leap about lightly.
Sentence Examples
My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
Let's skip school and go see the movie.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Because she was too tired, she decided to ____ her morning run.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
If you are not feeling well, you might want to ____ the gym and rest for today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English skippen, skyppen, of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skupjaną, perhaps related to *skeubaną (“to drive, push”), iterative *skuppōną (“to push/move repeatedly, skip”), from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ- (“to push, throw, shake”). Related to Icelandic skopa (“to take a run”), Old Swedish skuppa (“to skip”), modern dialectal Swedish skopa, skimpa (“to skip, leap”), and English shove. See also dialectal English skimp (“to mock”) (Etymology 1), considered by some to be related.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, / Had he thy reason, would he skip and play?"
— 1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC:
"So she drew her mother away skipping, dancing, and frisking fantastically."
— 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 10, in The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC:
"The hosts maintained their discipline and shape, even threatening to grab a second goal on the break - left-back Dan Harding made a scintillating run, skipping past a few challenges before prodding a right-footed shot that did not match his build-up."
— 2011 January 29, Ian Hughes, “Southampton 1 - 2 Man Utd”, in BBC:
"After Essien's poor attempt flew into the stands, Rodrigo Moreno - Bolton's on-loan winger from Benfica who was making his full Premier League debut - nearly exposed the Blues with a lovely ball for Johan Elmander, but it just skipped away from his team-mate's toes."
— 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:
"I see ya' little speed boat head up our coast
She really want to skip town
Get back off me, beast off me
Get back you flea-infested mongrel"
— 1998, Baha Men, Who Let the Dogs Out?:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because she was too tired, she decided to ____ her morning run.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
If you are not feeling well, you might want to ____ the gym and rest for today.