to hop on
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2.7
- phrasal verb
- /hɑp ɑn/
- Informal
:
subirse a
- You can hop on the bus and reach the city in no time.
So let's hop on a train and read.
- So let's hop on a train and read.
Examples
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Okay, hop on my back.
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In a minute, she would hop on the bus and be whisked away to downtown Toronto.
Fiction book (1999) -
All right, hop on and hold on tight
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So we hop on the bus--
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So, just hop on the plane and spend the day with us as we work with the children.
Academic text (2010) -
So let's hop on a train and read.
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So let's hop on the bike, head out to Central Park.
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Yes you guys I am literally about to hop on a plane in one hour to go to Switzerland.
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Look, why don't you hop on a flight and head out here?
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On your next journey around New York City, hop on the G train and discover Fort Greene.
Blog text (21)
Synonyms
49
3.0
To get on an animal or bike to ride
37
1.0
Climb onto a horse or bike
19
2.0
To get up onto the back or top of something, especially an animal
13
1.8
To get quickly onto the back of something like a horse or bike
7
4.0
To get onto the back of an animal like a horse to ride it
4
5.2
Jump onto a surface like a table or bed
1
8.8
To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something like a horse
Antonyms
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ‘to get onto’ is directly derivable from combining 'hop' (to jump) with the preposition 'on' (onto/onto the surface), so a learner who knows both words can infer the action of jumping onto something, often quickly or lightly. This motion verb + preposition pattern is common across languages and follows regular compositional rules, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Hop on comes from the simple image of using a quick hop to get on a horse, bike, or bus, so it means 'to get onto' something quickly or lightly.