English · Common Verbs
jumps
/dʒʌmps/
[/dʒʌmps/]
third-person singular of jump
Beginnerverb
Definition
Third-person singular present of 'jump': used when he, she, or it pushes up off the ground.
Example
The dog jumps over the small fence every time it sees a cat in the garden.
The dog jumps over the small fence every time it sees a cat in the garden.
Etymology
Of imitative origin, first recorded in English in the sixteenth century.
How & Where It’s Used
Used with singular subjects in the present tense to describe jumping.