skip over

skɪp ˈoʊvər

skipped overskipping over

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Definition of skip over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

movementmove past something quickly

He skipped over the puddle effortlessly.

bypass

overlook

communicationignore a topic in conversation

They skipped over the controversial subject during the meeting.

bypass

omit

overlook

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Expressions with skip

skip diving

activity of searching skips for reusable items

Skip diving is popular among eco-conscious individuals.

skip off

go away fast without notice

He decided to skip off before anyone saw him.

skip out

leave quickly or secretly to avoid something

He decided to skip out on the meeting to avoid confrontation.

hop, skip and jump

short distance or brief journey between places

The store is a hop, skip and jump from here.

hop, skip, and a jump

exp.

short distance easily covered by small jumps

The store is just a hop, skip, and a jump away.

skip a beat

to pause momentarily due to surprise or excitement

Her heart seemed to skip a beat when she saw him.

Terms with skip over included in their meaning

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jump

reading

skip over something or omit

yada yada

intj.

omission

used to skip over boring or repetitive details

bounce bomb

military

bomb designed to skip over water to hit targets

Examples of skip over in a sentence

He managed to skip over the fence with ease.
She tends to skip over unpleasant details in her stories.
He decided to skip over the boring parts of the book.

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French:ignorer, passer outre, ...
German:überspringen, ignorieren, ...
Italian:passare oltre, ignorare, ...
Spanish:saltar, ignorar, ...
Portuguese:saltar, ...
Chinese:越过, 略过, ...
Japanese:飛び越える, 避ける, ...
Arabic:تَجَاوَزَ, تَغَاضَى عن, ...
Hebrew:לְדַלֵּג עַל, לַדְלֵג, ...
Russian:перепрыгивать, обходить, ...
Ukrainian:перестрибнути, пропустити, ...
Hindi:लाँघ जाना, छोड़ देना, ...
Bengali:লাফিয়ে পার হওয়া, এড়িয়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:saltar per sobre, passar per alt, ...
Czech:přeskočit, přejít, ...
Danish:hoppe over, gå let hen over, ...
Dutch:overspringen, overslaan, ...
Greek:πηδώ πάνω από, παραλείπω, ...
Hungarian:átugrani, átsiklani valami fölött, ...
Khmer:លោតរំលង, រំលងប្រធានបទ, ...
Korean:가볍게 뛰어넘다, 넘어가다, ...
Persian:پریدن, از موضوعی گذشتن, ...
Polish:przeskoczyć, pominąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):pular, ...
Romanian:a sări peste, a ocoli, ...
Swedish:hoppa över, ...
Thai:กระโดดข้าม, เลี่ยงไม่พูดถึง, ...
Turkish:atlamak, ...
Vietnamese:nhảy qua, bỏ qua, ...

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