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跳ぶ — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.

Senses

跳ぶ is used for these senses in English:

  • jump (intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

jump — full definition

  1. verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
  2. verb To increase suddenly and sharply.
  3. verb To react with a sudden, involuntary start, usually from fright or surprise.
  4. noun An act of jumping, or a sudden increase.

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