🇬🇧 Hop meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Hop" means to move very fast and lightly, almost like a quick little jump. You can hop over to a place when you go there quickly, and you can hop into or hop out of a car, bus, or other vehicle when you get in or out very fast. It’s like doing a tiny, speedy jump to go somewhere or to climb into or out of something.

I hopped out of the car so fast that my hair arrived five seconds later.

When my alarm rang, I hopped out of bed, turned it off, and accidentally hopped right back into bed again.

My cat hopped out of the box so fast you’d think it heard the word "bath."

Mom said, "We’re getting pizza," and I hopped into the car before she even finished the word.

When the ice cream truck came, kids hopped over fences like they were in a spy movie.

A small frog sat on the pond edge. A child leaned close. The frog did a quick hop, then another hop to a lily, then a tiny hop into the water, and one more hop back to the bank. The child laughed and waved, glad to have seen the little frog hop so fast.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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