jump
verb (used without object)
to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap.
have jumped
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present perfectof jump.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While vaccination rates in Ohio have fallen, Cleveland is making improvements — rates for children entering kindergarten there have jumped from 68 percent a few years ago to 76 percent this past school year.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
He noted that spot prices for helium have jumped twofold to threefold since before the conflict; however, those supplies make up no more than 5% of the helium market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
Sugar prices have jumped nearly 40% in the past two months, prompting the government to import 1 million tonnes for the first time in nearly a decade.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
On the French version of Hotels.com, searches for rooms in the Danish capital of Copenhagen have jumped by 246 percent since the first heatwave struck France in May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The hole in the ceiling was so big they both could have jumped through it at once.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
