jump over

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle over

Meanings

1

Cross with a leap

Why “over”? Movement goes over something from one side to the other.

The horse jumped over the gate.
The horse leapt across the gate to the other side.
The child jumped over a puddle.
The child crossed a puddle with a jump.

Don't confuse with

jump overjump off

Jump over means cross with a leap. Jump off means jump from something to a lower level.

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