Word a Day
skip
What does skip mean?
skip (verb): to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use skip in a sentence?
- He skipped the second question and moved on. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce skip?
/skɪp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does skip come from?
From Middle English skippen, skyppen, of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skupjaną, perhaps related to *skeubaną (“to drive, push”), iterative *skuppōną (“to push/move repeatedly, skip”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “skip” mean?
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Not quite: that's what develop means.
to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty
Not quite: that's what drag means.
to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)
Right! That's what “skip” means.
to promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
Not quite: that's what foster means.
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