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jumped at the opportunity

jumped at the opportunity is the simple past and past participle of jump at the opportunity.

Meaning of jump at the opportunity

Verb

jump at the opportunity (third-person singular simple present jumps at the opportunity, present participle jumping at the opportunity, simple past and past participle jumped at the opportunity)

  1. (idiomatic) To immediately seize a particular opportunity.
    • There was a small silence, until the vacuum created by his exit had been filled, and then Monsieur Brigaud jumped at the opportunity to repartée with his hostess once again.1990, Jessie Gresham Zapffe, Dark Places, Light Places: A Novel of Love—and Grace, Sunfire Productions, →ISBN, page 156

Questions about jumped at the opportunity

What is jumped at the opportunity the simple past and past participle of?
Jumped at the opportunity is the simple past and past participle of jump at the opportunity.

Words near jumped at the opportunity in the dictionary

  1. jumped and dumped
  2. jumped around
  3. jumped at
  4. jumped at one's own shadow
  5. jumped at the chance
  6. jumped at the opportunity
  7. jumped bail
  8. jumped before one was pushed
  9. jumped claims
  10. jumped down
  11. jumped down someone's throat

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