jump at
jump at verb: to accept (an opportunity, chance, job etc.) quickly and eagerly.
Verb
jump at (third-person singular simple present jumps at, present participle jumping at, simple past and past participle jumped at)
- To accept (an opportunity, chance, job etc.) quickly and eagerly.
- I jumped at the position as soon as it was offered.
- In the circumstances he jumped at the easiest thing—he drifted past the lane with an amiable wave of recognition, pedalled slowly along until he had given the other man ample time to have gone well away, then turned and leisurely resumed his interrupted progress in the same direction.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
jump at meaning in Tamil and Urdu
jump at in Tamil
- விருப்போடு ஒப்பு, விருப்போடு கொள்
jump at in Urdu
- فوراً راضی ہو جانا
Forms of jump at
| third-person singular present | jumps at |
|---|---|
| present participle | jumping at |
| past participle | jumped at |
| past | jumped at |
Questions about jump at
- What does jump at mean?
- Jump at means to accept (an opportunity, chance, job etc.) quickly and eagerly.
- What is jump at in Tamil?
- Jump at in Tamil is விருப்போடு ஒப்பு, விருப்போடு கொள். See Jump at meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is jump at?
- Jump at is a verb.
- What is the past tense of jump at?
- The past tense of jump at is jumped at.
Words near jump at in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jump at (page history and authors); jump at (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jump at (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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