to skip over

Examples

• All

• However, much of this work skips over the role of local stores in these networks.

  Academic text (2018)

• Speaking of which, we're going to skip over our tech news section and let's move on to MoMA Science.

• So we will just skip over that, OK.

• So just to skip over this to allow time for questions.

• OK, I had to skip over a whole lot of stuff.

• Maybe I should skip over some of this.

  Before Midnight (2013)

• We were just hoping we could skip over and say a quick hello.

  Rules Don't Apply (2016)

• I think I wanna skip over this part too.

  What's Up, Doc? (1972)

• I'm actually going to skip over quite a lot of that.

• So I'm going to skip over this because I want to make a point here.

Synonyms

S

to skip

vsto skip over

397 1.1

To deliberately not attend something such as a class or meeting

focuses on omitting items during reading, speaking, or performing actions

P

to pass by

vsto skip over

165 1.2

Go past someone or something without stopping

refers to leaving out items intentionally, not physical passing by people or places

S

to skip the detail

vsto skip over

• Informal

56 3.6

Leave out small or less important information when explaining something

covers omission in various actions, not only when explaining details

P

to pass over

vsto skip over

28 4.1

To ignore someone or something on purpose

applies specifically to omitting items when reading, speaking, or performing actions

G

to go past

vsto skip over

16 1.0

Move by someone or something without stopping

is about intentionally omitting items in actions, not simply moving beyond something

Antonyms

I

to include

∞ 1.0

To make a person or thing part of something larger

A

to address

∞ 3.6

To deal with a subject in speech or writing

How Thorough

to read

∞ 1.0

to skip over

18 3.2

to skim

1 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology