What Is The Past Tense Of Skip?
The skip past tense and past participle is SKIPPED (S-K-I-P-P-E-D). It applied the ED-suffix rule, like the past tense of open or past tense of clean.
Besides, this table will describe the other 4 verb forms of skip:
| Base/Infinitive Form (V1) | skip |
| Present Form/3rd Person/Singular Form | skips |
| Past Form (V2) | skipped |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | skipped |
| Present Participle/Gerund | skipping |
How To Pronounce Skip Properly?
How do you spell skipped? Have a closer look at another short table unveiling the pronunciation of all verb forms of “skip:”
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Verb Forms |
Pronunciation |
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British English |
American English | |
| Skip (v1) | /skɪp/ |
/skɪp/ |
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skips |
/skɪps/ | /skɪps/ |
| Skipped (v2) | /skɪpt/ |
/skɪpt/ |
|
Skipped (v3) |
/skɪpt/ | /skɪpt/ |
| skipping | /ˈskɪpɪŋ/ |
/ˈskɪpɪŋ/ |
What this video to learn more about its pronunciation effectively:
How About The Skip Definition?
As for the skip meaning, have a glimpse of this detailed list:
- To make a flat stone jump across the water’s surface.
- The members skipped stones across that pond greatly.
- He has skipped stones three times but failed.
2. To leave a place suddenly or secretly.
- These bombers skipped the region right after that blast.
- Those persons had skipped that place and escaped from the police.
3. To move from a particular subject to another or a place to another promptly.
- She skipped from one state to another to find out the optimum store.
- Mr. Brown had already skipped that grocery store to another.
4. To leave out something that would typically be the next thing you will read or do.
- Henna skipped that chapter as she knew its plot quite well.
- Anna has just skipped the first two rounds to move on to the final one as she was too eager.
5. To not do something that you often or should do.
- Barcelona skipped her afternoon session due to the incident.
- Jack had skipped the doctor’s appointment because of the urgent meeting.
6. To jump over a rope held at both ends by two people or yourself and pass again and again under the feet and over the head.
- All the girls skipped in the playground joyfully.
- These players had skipped continuously for an hour.
7. To move forwards rapidly and lightly, making a tiny jump with each step.
- Lambs was skipping about in the meadows.
- These horses had already skipped into the fields in the blink of an eye.
Quick Word Challenge: Choose The Correct Options
FAQs
Is “Skip” A Verb Or A Noun?
Both are correct. You’ve known all the meanings of the verb “skip”. So, here are all the meanings of its countable noun:
- A giant open container for putting broken, old building materials, rubbish, to name a few.
- A skipping movement.
“Is It Skipped” vs. “Is It Skip”: Which Is Correct?
“Is it skipped” is correct as this phrase uses passive voice with the past participle of “skip” – SKIPPED. In other words, “is it skip” fails in grammar criteria.
What Are Some Idioms Using Skip?
- Skip it: To tell somebody rudely that you do not want to repeat what you have said about something.
- Somebody’s heart skips/misses a beat: To say that someone has a sudden feeling of excitement, fear, and so on.
- Skip/jump bail: To fail to appear at the trial after you have paid money to be able to go free.
What Is The Synonym For Skip?
Here are some synonyms for the verb skips:
Bound, hop, leap, scamper, fly, dance, glance, ricochet, scoot, skitter, pass up, get over, escape, eschew, bob, bolt, caper, buck, canter, omit, disregard, bypass, ignore, overlook, forgo, avoid, neglect, leave out, dispense, pass over, miss, cut out, skim over, miss out on, etc.
What Are The Antonyms Of Skip?
Here comes a series of skip’s antonyms:
Meet, encounter, face, wait, stand, take on, shuffle, stumble, stomp, stamp, shamble, pound, struggle, toil, stay, continue, go on, come on, prolong, keep up, maintain, retain, keep, keep on, run on, pursue, persist, carry on.
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