jump back

dʒʌmp bæk

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Definition of jump back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

physical movementmove quickly backward by jumping

She saw the snake and jumped back.

spring back

conversation topic

return quickly to a previous topic or activity

Let's jump back to what you said earlier.

return

revert

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Expressions with jump

jump in

enter suddenly or quickly

He decided to jump in the pool without hesitation.

jump off

move from a high place by jumping

He decided to jump off the diving board.

jump out

move outwards with a jumping motion

He jumped out of the window to escape.

jump up

move to a higher position by jumping

She can jump up to reach the shelf.

jump a hurdle

leap over a barrier in a race

She trained hard to jump a hurdle smoothly.

jump at

react quickly to something

He jumped at the sudden loud noise.

Terms with jump back included in their meaning

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buck

horse movement

jump with legs stiff and back arched

Fosbury flop

athletics

high jump technique where jumper arches back over bar

Salchow

figure skating

jump with takeoff from the back inside edge

Examples of jump back in a sentence

The cat jumped back when the door slammed.
Can we jump back to the budget discussion?
I’d like to jump back to our earlier point.

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French:sauter en arrière, revenir, ...
German:zurückspringen, zurückkommen auf, ...
Italian:saltare indietro, tornare, ...
Spanish:dar un salto hacia atrás, volver, ...
Portuguese:saltar para trás, retomar, ...
Chinese:往后跳, 回到, ...
Japanese:飛び退く, 戻る, ...
Arabic:قَفَزَ إِلَى الْخَلْف, رَجَعَ إِلَى, ...
Hebrew:לִקְפֹּץ לְאָחוֹר, לַחֲזוֹר אָחוֹרָה, ...
Russian:отпрыгнуть назад, вернуться, ...
Ukrainian:відскочити назад, повертатися до повернутися до, ...
Hindi:पीछे कूदना, वापस लौटना, ...
Bengali:পিছনে লাফ দেওয়া, ফিরে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:fer un salt enrere, tornar a, ...
Czech:uskočit, vrátit se rychle k, ...
Danish:at hoppe tilbage, vende tilbage, ...
Dutch:terugspringen, terugkomen op, ...
Greek:πηδώ προς τα πίσω, επιστρέφω, ...
Hungarian:hátraugrani, visszatérni, ...
Khmer:លោតថយក្រោយ, ត្រឡប់ទៅប្រធានបទមុនវិញ, ...
Korean:뒷걸음질치다, 다시 돌아가다, ...
Persian:پس‌کشیدن, برگشتن سریع به موضوع, ...
Polish:odskakiwać, wrócić do czegoś, ...
Portuguese (BR):pular para trás, retomar, ...
Romanian:a *sări înapoi*, a reveni la subiect, ...
Swedish:hoppa bakåt, gå tillbaka till, ...
Thai:ผงะถอยหลัง, กลับไปพูดถึง, ...
Turkish:geriye sıçramak, geri dönmek, ...
Vietnamese:nhảy lùi lại, quay lại, ...

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