Jump
verbTo push oneself off the ground or another surface using the legs, moving up or across through the air.
How to spell jump
4 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce jump
What does jump mean?
- verbTo push oneself off the ground or another surface using the legs, moving up or across through the air.
- nounAn act of springing off the ground, or a sudden increase in level or amount.
Jump in a sentence
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verb
The children love to jump on the trampoline after school.
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noun
The athlete's final jump broke the national record.
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verb
She had to jump over the puddle to keep her shoes dry.
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noun
There was a sharp jump in fuel prices over the weekend.
Where does jump come from?
Language of origin: Unknown
Jump appears in English in the early 1500s, and its exact origin is genuinely uncertain. It seems to have arisen imitatively, that is, the sound of the word itself suggests the action of pushing off the ground and landing, much like 'bump' and 'thump' echo their own impacts. Some scholars connect it to a Low German or Scandinavian source, while others point to the Swedish dialect word 'gumpa', meaning to spring or jump. The word quickly displaced older English verbs such as 'leap' and 'spring' in many everyday uses. Because it is short, regular, and phonetically straightforward, jump has never picked up the silent letters or unusual spellings that trip up writers.
How the word is built
- jump (single root; not built from prefix or suffix)
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