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skip

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /skɪp/

Forms: skips, skipping, skipped, skipper

skip means: To choose not to do, read, or include something.

verb

LEAVE OUTB1

To choose not to do, read, or include something.

  • Skip the last question.
  • I skipped breakfast because I was late.
  • Can we skip this part of the video?

Similar words: leave out, omit, miss out

Opposites: include

Common phrases: skip a question, skip breakfast, skip a chapter

MISS A PARTB1

To miss or leave out one part of a series or activity.

  • You skipped a step.
  • The old record keeps skipping.
  • My heart skipped a beat when I saw her.

Similar words: miss, omit, leave out

Common phrases: skip a beat, skip a step, skip a track

JUMP ROPEA2

To jump again and again over a rope that you swing over your head and under your feet.

  • We skip in the playground.
  • She skips rope every morning.
  • Can you skip a hundred times without stopping?

Similar words: jump rope

Common phrases: skip rope, skip for exercise, learn to skip

HOP ALONGB1

To move forward with little jumps, first on one foot and then on the other.

  • The children skipped home.
  • She skipped happily along the path.
  • He was skipping across the garden with his little sister.

Similar words: hop

Common phrases: skip along something, skip down something, skip across something

noun

BOSS'S BOSSC2

The person who manages your manager.

  • My skip approved the plan.
  • I meet with my skip once a month.
  • Have you asked your skip about the promotion?

Similar words: skip-level manager

Common phrases: my skip manager, meet my skip, ask your skip

Questions about skip

What does skip mean?

To choose not to do, read, or include something.

What is skip in other languages?

Türkçe: atlamak · Español: saltarse · Français: sauter · Deutsch: überspringen · Italiano: saltare · 日本語: 飛ばす

How do you pronounce skip?

It is pronounced /skɪp/.

How do you use skip in a sentence?

Skip the last question. I skipped breakfast because I was late.

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