Skipped

/ˈskɪpt/ verb

Definition

Past tense of skip; to jump over something lightly, to omit or miss something, or to leave hastily without paying or notice.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch 'skippen,' possibly related to Old Norse 'skoppa' meaning 'to run quickly.' The word entered English in the 15th century and has maintained most of its original meanings about quick, light movement or avoiding something.

Kelly Says

The verb 'skip' has fascinatingly opposite meanings depending on context: kids skip rope (moving up), students skip class (avoiding), and pebbles skip on water (bouncing). English has so many words like this that mean contradictory things—we just know from context which one is meant!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
跳過了
tiyo-gute
ARالعربية
تخطى
takh-tee
BNবাংলা
উত্তীর্ণ
ut-teer-n
CACatalà
ha saltat
a sal-tat
CSČeština
přeskočil
presh-koh-chil
DADansk
hoppede over
hop-pede over
DEDeutsch
ausgelassen
ow-s-gel-ah-sen
ELΕλληνικά
ξεπέρασε
kse-pe-ra-se
ESEspañol
saltó
sal-toh
FAفارسی
گذر کرد
gozar kard
FISuomi
ulos
oo-los
FRFrançais
a sauté
a sa-teh
GUGU
ઉપાડ્યો
upa-ad-yo
HAHA
yafe
ya-fe
HEעברית
דילג
di-leg
HIहिन्दी
छोड़ दिया
chhod diya
HUMagyar
kihagyta
kee-ha-gy-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
dikelangkan
di-kelan-gan
IGIG
cheegha
chee-gha
ITItaliano
ha saltato
a sal-tah-toh
JA日本語
スキップした
sukippu shita
KKKK
асып кетті
asyp ket-ti
KMKM
បានគេ
ba-an-ke
KO한국어
건너뛰었다
geonneot-dwi-eo-tta
MRMR
ऊपर जावले
oo-par ja-va-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dikelangkan
di-kelan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ကူးပြောင်း
koo-pyaung
NLNederlands
is overgeslagen
is over-ge-sla-gen
NONorsk
hoppet over
hoppet over
PAPA
ਉਪਾ
oo-pa
PLPolski
przeskoczył
preh-skot-chyl
PTPortuguês
saltou
sal-too
RORomână
a sărit
a sa-reet
RUРусский
пропустил
pro-poo-shil
SVSvenska
hoppade över
hop-pade over
SWKiswahili
alikaa
a-li-kaa
TAதமிழ்
கடந்துவிட்டார்
ka-dan-th-vi-ttaar
TEతెలుగు
తప్పించుకున్నాడు
ta-ppa-n-ch-u-kun-naa-du
THไทย
ข้าม
kha-am
TLTL
na-iwas
na-i-was
TRTürkçe
atladı
at-lad-dee
UKУкраїнська
пропустив
pro-poo-shyv
URاردو
چھُپّا
chuppa
VITiếng Việt
bỏ qua
bo kwa
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
跳过了
tiào guòle
ZUZU
yathwa
ya-thwa

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