hop

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /hɑp/ UK /hɒp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like hope /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Sounds like hap /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #3607

Meanings

1

verb
To jump a short distance, often on one foot.

The little girl hopped across the puddle.
2

noun
A short jump.

The frog crossed the brook in three or four hops.
3

verb
To get on a bus, train, or plane, especially quickly.

We hopped a train to Chicago.
4

noun
A short journey, especially a quick flight.

It is just a short hop from London to Paris by plane.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to jump a short distance,... jump leap

Word family

Forms hoppedhoppinghops

Derived forms dry-hoppedhip-hophippety-hophop-forwardhopbackhopbinehopbushhopheadhophornbeamhoplesshoppyhopsack

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hop on
To get onto the back of an animal or onto a vehicle quickly.

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Etymology

From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Danish hoppe (“to hop, leap, jump”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”).

*ḱewb- Proto-Indo-European hoppen Middle English hoppian Old English *huppōn Proto-West Germanic *huppōną Proto-Germanic *kewb- Proto-Indo-European

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# hop

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /hɑp/
**IPA (UK):** /hɒp/
**Frequency rank:** 3607

## Meanings
1. To jump a short distance, often on one foot.
2. A short jump.
3. To get on a bus, train, or plane, especially quickly.
4. A short journey, especially a quick flight.

## Examples
- The little girl hopped across the puddle.
- The frog crossed the brook in three or four hops.
- We hopped a train to Chicago.
- It is just a short hop from London to Paris by plane.

## Derived Forms
- dry-hopped
- hip-hop
- hippety-hop
- hop-forward
- hopback
- hopbine
- hopbush
- hophead
- hophornbeam
- hopless
- hoppy
- hopsack

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱewb-
- Root: hoppen
- Root: hoppian
- Root: *huppōn
- Root: *huppōną
- Root: *kewb-

## Etymology
From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Danish hoppe (“to hop, leap, jump”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”).

## AI Etymology
Hop comes from Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Danish hoppe (“to hop, leap, jump”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”). The historical line also includes *ḱewb- (Proto-Indo-European). In current use, the main senses are “To jump a short distance, often on one foot” and “A short jump”.

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