jump

B1 · Intermediate

v. to go up by a large amount very quickly.

v. to increase sharply or rise abruptly in value, volume, or level.

“Gas prices usually jump during the summer when more people are traveling.”

“Share prices for the tech giant began to jump immediately after the CEO announced the breakthrough in quantum computing.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to move your body suddenly because you are surprised or scared.

v. to move the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected auditory or visual stimulus.

“The loud thunder made me jump while I was reading a book.”

“She didn't hear him enter the office, so she gave a little jump when he finally spoke.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal

v. to attack someone suddenly and without warning.

v. to ambush or attack a person violently and unexpectedly.

Español:asaltar

“He was worried that someone might jump him in the dark alley.”

“The protagonist was nearly jumped by a group of rivals, but he managed to escape into the crowded subway station.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to move forward to a later part of something, skipping the middle.

v. to bypass intermediate steps or move to a non-sequential point in a series or queue.

“You can jump to the last chapter if you want to know the ending.”

“The programmer decided to jump the execution to the error-handling routine to prevent the system from crashing.”

A2 · Elementary Countable noun

n. an act of pushing yourself off the ground.

n. the act of propelling oneself into the air; a physical leap or bound.

“With one big jump, the cat reached the top of the fence.”

“The long-distance record was broken by a jump that exceeded all previous attempts by nearly ten centimetres.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a large and sudden increase in something.

n. a sudden and significant increase in a quantity, price, or level.

“There has been a big jump in the number of people working from home.”

“Economists were surprised by the sudden jump in inflation rates despite the central bank's efforts to stabilise the currency.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Sports

n. a fence or bar that a person or animal has to go over.

n. an obstacle, such as a fence or hurdle, designed to be cleared by a horse or athlete.

“The horse cleared the final jump perfectly to win the competition.”

“The course designer placed the water jump at a difficult angle to test the riders' precision and control.”