to jump
- verb
- /dʒʌmp/
- We love you, and now we can jump right into the video.
- jump to conclusions
- jump from one topic
- jump ahead
All right, so let's go ahead and jump into one of our topics here.
- All right, so let's go ahead and jump into one of our topics here.
- But before that, let's jump to this amazing video with Zion.
- Do not change the subject unnecessarily, nor jump from one subject to another.
Examples
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All right, so let's jump into a more positive segment.
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"But we are still collecting data, and we can't jump to conclusions," he adds.
Academic text (2006) -
So let me try to jump to the answer on this.
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So so yeah, let's jump right in and get started.
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But one more point before we jump to the conclusion.
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So yes, so I'm going to jump to my next one here.
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You can start at the end and work backward, or jump around to what you know first.
Academic text (2011) -
All right, let's just jump into it and see what he's got.
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Jealousy has made many people jump to the wrong conclusions.
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We can jump right into the discussion about the latest developments in technology.
Synonyms
To change one thing or person for another
To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing
To change from one state or activity to another
To move quickly from one topic or state to another
Change quickly and suddenly from one state to another
To change suddenly into a different style or tone
Suddenly start doing something, like running or dancing
A sudden sharp turn to avoid something
To start something quickly without thinking about the risks
To suddenly start talking about a different subject
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To start doing something popular because many others do it, often to get an advantage
- Informal
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Slang
To start to get worse after a silly or big change, for example in a TV show
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Offensive
A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it
- Informal
To join a business or project that is likely to fail even though there are clear risks
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Decide quickly about someone or something without enough information
To start a car engine that has a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
Compounds
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
- Specialized
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Jargon
A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
- Specialized
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
- Specialized
A sudden change in an electron's energy level when it gains or loses energy
- Specialized
A jump with arms and legs stretched out to the sides like an eagle
How Abrupt
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jump meaning to move or change abruptly from one state or topic to another comes from the physical idea of leaping, so you 'jump' from one idea to the next like you would leap from one place to another.