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to hop on

to hop on

90 2.7
To get onto something like a horse, bike, or bus quickly and lightly
  • 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.

Examples

  • Okay, hop on my back.

    Hotel Transylvania (2012)

  • 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

    Shrek (2001)

  • So we hop on the bus--

    Anger Management (2003)

  • 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.

    cari can read

  • So let's hop on the bike, head out to Central Park.

  • Yes you guys I am literally about to hop on a plane in one hour to go to Switzerland.

  • Look, why don't you hop on a flight and head out here?

    Lansky (2021)

  • On your next journey around New York City, hop on the G train and discover Fort Greene.

    Blog text (21)

Synonyms

to get on
vsto hop on
182 1.0

Climb onto a horse or bike

is performed more quickly and lightly than this steady climb
to jump on
vsto hop on
141 1.8

To get quickly onto the back of something like a horse or bike

is done quickly or lightly rather than as a slow climb
to climb on
vsto hop on
68 2.0

To get up onto the back or top of something, especially an animal

is usually quicker and lighter than such an effortful ascent
to mount
vsto hop on
60 3.0

To get on an animal or bike to ride

is done more lightly and quickly than this deliberate climb to ride
to mount up
vsto hop on
11 4.0

To get onto the back of an animal like a horse to ride it

is usually quicker and lighter than this more formal animal climb
to hop up on
vsto hop on
11 5.2

Jump onto a surface like a table or bed

is similar but used for quick boarding of vehicles or animals
to bestride
vsto hop on
1 8.8

To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something like a horse

is done more lightly and quickly rather than by formal straddling

Antonyms

to get off
932 2.5

To leave a vehicle or animal by stepping down

to hop out
  • Informal
16 2.8

To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump

How Quickly

to jump on
141 1.8
to hop on
  • Informal
90 2.7
to get on
182 1.0
to climb on
68 2.0
to step on
218 1.0

Surface Forms

hop on infinitive
hopped on past
hopped on past participle
hopping on present participle
hops on third person singular

Morphology

hop + on

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.