Skip — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gait in which steps and hops alternate

a mistake resulting from neglect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈɪp/.

Examples

He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible
cut class
She persuaded him to decamp

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skim cut pass over skip over hop-skip bound off omission decamp vamoose skitter hop jump

Parts of Speech

noun	a gait in which steps and hops alternate
noun	a mistake resulting from neglect
verb	bypass “He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible”
verb	intentionally fail to attend “cut class”
verb	jump lightly
verb	leave suddenly “She persuaded him to decamp”
verb	bound off one point after another
verb	cause to skip over a surface “Skip a stone across the pond”

Word Forms

skip	verb	jump lightly
omit	verb	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
skip	noun	a mistake resulting from neglect
skipper	noun	a student who fails to attend classes
hop	noun	an informal dance where popular music is played
hopper	noun	someone who hops

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überspringen

ein Gang, bei dem sich Schritte und Sprünge abwechseln

🇫🇷French

sauter

une démarche dans laquelle les pas et les sauts alternent

🇪🇸Spanish

saltar

una marcha en la que se alternan pasos y saltos

🇮🇹Italian

saltare

un'andatura in cui si alternano passi e saltelli

🇳🇱Dutch

overslaan

een gang waarin stappen en sprongen elkaar afwisselen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pular

uma marcha em que passos e saltos se alternam

🇷🇺Russian

пропускать

походка, при которой чередуются шаги и подскоки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोडना

एक चाल जिसमें कदम और छलांग बारी-बारी से चलते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

এড়িয়ে যান

একটি চালচলন যেখানে ধাপ এবং hops বিকল্প

🇮🇳Tamil

தவிர்க்கவும்

படிகள் மற்றும் தாவல்கள் மாறி மாறி வரும் நடை

🇮🇳Telugu

దాటవేయండి

అడుగులు మరియు హాప్‌లు ప్రత్యామ్నాయంగా ఉండే నడక

🇮🇳Marathi

वगळा

एक चाल ज्यामध्ये पायऱ्या आणि हॉप्स पर्यायी असतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવગણો

એક હીંડછા જેમાં પગલાં અને હોપ્સ વૈકલ્પિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡಿ

ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಹಾಪ್‌ಗಳು ಪರ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಿರುವ ನಡಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കുക

ചുവടുകളും ചാട്ടങ്ങളും മാറിമാറി വരുന്ന ഒരു നടത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੱਡੋ

ਇੱਕ ਚਾਲ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਦਮ ਅਤੇ ਹੌਪ ਵਿਕਲਪਿਕ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوڑیں

ایک چال جس میں قدم اور ہاپس متبادل ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跳过

步态和跳跃交替的步态

🇯🇵Japanese

スキップ

ステップとホップを交互に繰り返す歩き方

🇰🇷Korean

건너뛰다

걸음걸이와 홉이 번갈아가며 걷는 걸음걸이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhảy

một dáng đi trong đó các bước và bước nhảy xen kẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ข้าม

การเดินที่ก้าวและกระโดดสลับกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

melewati

gaya berjalan yang langkah dan lompatannya bergantian

🇵🇭Filipino

laktawan

isang lakad kung saan ang mga hakbang at paglukso ay salitan

🇲🇾Malay

ponteng

berjalan di mana langkah dan lompatan silih berganti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتخطى

مشية تتناوب فيها الخطوات والقفزات

🇮🇷Persian

جست و خیز کردن

راه رفتنی که در آن گام ها و پرش ها متناوب می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

atlamak

adımların ve atlamaların değiştiği bir yürüyüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְדַלֵג

הליכה בה צעדים וקפיצות מתחלפות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'skip'?

The primary meaning of 'skip' is 'a gait in which steps and hops alternate'.

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Using 'skip' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'skip' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'skip' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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