{ "term": "jump", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "jump", "heSheIt": "jumps" }, "pastSimple": "jumped", "pastParticiple": "jumped", "ingForm": "jumping" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to move quickly off the ground or away from a surface by pushing yourself with your legs and feet", "sensetop": "jump + adv./prep.jump + noun", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "‘Quick, jump!’ he shouted." }, { "text": "She jumped into the water to save them.", "contextForm": "jump + adv./prep." }, { "text": "He jumped into the air and started cheering." }, { "text": "She jumped down from the chair." }, { "text": "The children were **jumping up and down** with excitement." }, { "text": "The pilot jumped from the burning plane *(= with a )*." }, { "text": "He killed himself by jumping off a bridge." }, { "text": "She has jumped 2.2 metres.", "contextForm": "jump + noun" }, { "text": "He tried to jump back on board." }, { "text": "She jumped up onto the table." }, { "text": "Stop jumping on the furniture!" }, { "text": "They all jumped for joy and hugged each other." }, { "text": "The dog kept jumping up at me." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["suddenly", "almost", "nearly"], "verb + jump": ["try to"], "preposition": ["from", "into", "off"], "phrases": ["jump for joy"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to pass over something by jumping", "sensetop": "jump over somethingjump somethingjump something over something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He jumped over the wall to get away.", "contextForm": "jump over something" }, { "text": "Can you jump that gate?", "contextForm": "jump something" }, { "text": "He jumped the stream and carried on up the hill." }, { "text": "His horse fell as it jumped the last hurdle." }, { "text": "I jumped my horse over all the fences.", "contextForm": "jump something over something" } ], "synonyms": "leap", "topics": ["Sports: other sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to move quickly and suddenly", "sensetop": "jump + adv./prep.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He **jumped to his feet** when they called his name." }, { "text": "She jumped up and ran out of the room." }, { "text": "Do you want a ride? Jump in." }, { "text": "He jumped out of the car and disappeared into the building." }, { "text": "When she heard the news, she immediately jumped on a plane to France." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["slightly", "immediately", "instantly"], "verb + jump": ["make somebody"], "preposition": ["in"], "phrases": ["jump out of your skin"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to make a sudden movement because of surprise, fear or excitement", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A loud bang **made me jump**." }, { "text": "Her heart jumped when she heard the news." }, { "text": "He crept up behind me and made me jump." }, { "text": "She jumped slightly at the sound of the bell." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["slightly", "immediately", "instantly"], "verb + jump": ["make somebody"], "preposition": ["in"], "phrases": ["jump out of your skin"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to rise suddenly by a large amount", "sensetop": "jump by…jump (from…) (to…)jump + noun", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Prices jumped by 60% last year.", "contextForm": "jump by…" }, { "text": "Sales jumped from $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion.", "contextForm": "jump (from…) (to…)" }, { "text": "Your interest rate might suddenly jump at the end of the fixed period." }, { "text": "The FTSE 100 benchmark index jumped 199.9 points.", "contextForm": "jump + noun" }, { "text": "Profits jumped by 15 per cent during the year." }, { "text": "Shares jumped from 2p to 222p." } ], "synonyms": "leap", "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to change suddenly from one subject to another", "sensetop": "jump (about/around) (from something to something)", "examples": [ { "text": "I couldn't follow the talk because he kept jumping about from one topic to another." }, { "text": "The story then jumps from her childhood in New York to her first visit to London." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to leave out something and pass to a further point or stage", "sensetop": "jump something", "examples": [ { "text": "You seem to have jumped several steps in the argument." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to move suddenly and unexpectedly, especially out of the correct position", "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)", "examples": [ { "text": "The needle jumped across the dial." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to attack somebody suddenly", "sensetop": "jump (on) somebody", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The thieves jumped him in a dark alleyway." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to get on a vehicle very quickly, especially in a way that is dangerous or illegal", "sensetop": "jump something", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [ { "text": "to jump a train" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "to start the engine of a car by connecting the battery to the battery of another car with jump leads", "sensetop": "jump something", "labels": "(North American English)British and North American English", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "to put a lot of energy into starting a process or an activity or into making it start more quickly", "sensetop": "jump something", "labels": "(North American English)British and North American English", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "to be very lively", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The club's jumping tonight." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be very angry or excited about something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The local residents are jumping up and down complaining about the noise." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to join others in doing something that is becoming fashionable because you hope to become popular or successful yourself", "labels": "(informal, disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "politicians eager to jump on the environmental bandwagon" } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to fail to appear at your trial after you have paid money to be allowed to go free until the trial", "examples": [ { "text": "He skipped bail and went on the run for two weeks." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Junior hospital doctors are thrown in at the deep end in their first jobs." }, { "text": "The company believes in throwing new employees in at the deep end with no training." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to react very angrily to somebody", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something too soon, before the right time", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to fail to stop at a red traffic light", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Crime and punishment", "Transport by car or lorry"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to move violently because of a sudden shock", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw me." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to go to the front of a line of people without waiting for your turn", "labels": "(figurative)", "examples": [ { "text": "She jumped the queue at the ticket counter." }, { "text": "Because he had money, he was able to jump the queue and get treatment that was not available to other people." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to leave the track suddenly", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "(used especially about a television series, etc.) to include something that is very hard to believe as an attempt to keep people watching, usually a sign that the show is not as good as it used to be", "examples": [ { "text": "Has the show finally jumped the shark?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to leave the ship on which you are serving, without permission", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [], "topics": ["Transport by water"] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to leave an organization that you belong to, suddenly and unexpectedly", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something difficult or complicated in order to achieve something", "examples": [ { "text": "You have to jump through so many hoops to get a job like this." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make a decision about somebody/something too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts", "examples": [ { "text": "There I go again—jumping to conclusions." }, { "text": "Don't jump to conclusions." }, { "text": "We don't want to jump to the wrong conclusion." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody to hurry and do something quickly", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/dʒʌmp/", "audio": "ju/jump/jump__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dʒʌmps/", "audio": "ju/jump/jumps__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dʒʌmpt/", "audio": "ju/jump/jumped__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/", "audio": "ju/jump/jumping__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/dʒʌmp/", "audio": "ju/jump/jump__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dʒʌmps/", "audio": "ju/jump/jumps__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dʒʌmpt/", "audio": "ju/jump/jumped__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/", "audio": "ju/jump/jumping__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘be moved or thrown with a sudden jerk’): probably imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with the ground." }