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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The shares have jumped more than 30% in September but are on track for the first time back-to-back losses since mid-August.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Economies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields that have jumped to multidecade highs across the developed world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
Hagrid must have jumped, too, because there was a loud crunching noise and he got quickly off the spindly chair.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
