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to jump out

to jump out

23 3.4
Easy to notice because it looks different or bright
  • phrasal verb
  • /dʒʌmp aʊt/
translation icon : saltar a la vista
  • Yeah, there was a line in your book, Ron, that jumped out at me given your rich experience in terms of helping people.

The one that jumps out to me the most is the shade Man Eater.

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Examples

  • Is there a moment or moments that jump out at you from memory?

  • Anything that you like that jumps out at you, that says Alex.

  • Were there things that jumped out at you guys, And if so, what?

  • The first thing that jumps out to me when using this Air is how bad the screen is.

  • Now, one of the things that jumps out at you ...

  • It's a word that jumps out at you.

  • That's what has jumped out at me is how really bright they are.

  • "What immediately jumped out at me was the correlation with rainfall," he says.

    Academic text (2004)
  • After I read this post, one goal that jumps out for me relates to skydiving.

    Blog text (8)
  • The bright colors of the flowers really jump out against the green grass.

Synonyms

to stand out
vsto jump out
244 3.2

To be easy to notice because you are different or better

is mainly about being strikingly different rather than implying superiority
to jump
vsto jump out
62 4.1

To stand out and catch attention quickly

has identical meaning but adds a particle to stress sudden noticeability
to stick out
vsto jump out
34 3.0

To be easy to notice because it is different

is about sudden striking noticeability rather than general visibility
to pop out
vsto jump out
20 2.9

To appear suddenly without warning

is about being immediately striking and noticeable rather than merely appearing
to make a splash
vsto jump out
11 3.9

Get a lot of attention in an exciting way

is usually about being strikingly noticeable rather than creating wide excitement
to catch someone's eye
vsto jump out
8 2.7

Attract someone's attention because it is interesting or noticeable

is broader, referring to general immediate noticeability rather than a single person's attention
to stand out in a crowd
vsto jump out
3 3.1

Make people notice you in a group

is used more broadly, not only among groups of people
to leap out
vsto jump out
2 3.9

To be very noticeable and attract attention

is immediate and striking rather than actively attracting notice
to outstand
vsto jump out
7.9

To be easy to notice among others

is more about sudden, striking difference rather than general prominence

Antonyms

20 3.7

Be similar to people or things around you so you are not noticed

How Noticeable

to jump out
23 3.4
to leap out
2 3.9
to stand out
244 3.2
to blend in
20 3.7

Surface Forms

jump out infinitive
jumped out past
jumped out past participle
jumping out present participle
jumps out third person singular

Morphology

jump + out

The meaning 'to be immediately noticeable' follows directly from combining 'jump' (sudden, attention-grabbing movement) with the particle 'out' (emergence or outward direction), yielding a compositional sense similar to 'stand out'. This is a common, cross-linguistically transparent image (something 'jumps out' at you), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would very likely infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Jump out comes from the image of something that jumps suddenly out from a place, surprising you and catching your eye. So, when something 'jumps out' today it means it is very noticeable or 'stands out'.