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jumps at the chance

jumps at the chance is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jump at the chance.

Meaning of jump at the chance

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.
    • "What in the hell is wrong with my offer? Any woman within a hundred miles would jump at the chance to become my wife."
      She stared at him, incredulous. "Well, pin a rose on your nose, you cocky bastard. […]1996, Jane Bonander, Winter Heart, page 117

Questions about jumps at the chance

What is jumps at the chance the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jumps at the chance is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jump at the chance.

Words near jumps at the chance in the dictionary

  1. jumps all over
  2. jumps and dumps
  3. jumps around
  4. jumps at
  5. jumps at one's own shadow
  6. jumps at the chance
  7. jumps at the opportunity
  8. jumps bail
  9. jumps before one is pushed
  10. jumps claims
  11. jumps down

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