Verb

überspringen

Translation

to skip, to jump over, to omit

Ich überspringe das Frühstück oft.

I often skip breakfast.

Er übersprang den Zaun mit Leichtigkeit.

He jumped over the fence with ease.

Wir können dieses Kapitel überspringen.

We can skip this chapter.

((sth.)) to skip/jump over sth. He skipped the first chapter.

Synonyms: auslassen (to omit), übergehen (to skip over); Antonyms: einbeziehen (to include)

From 'über-' (over) and 'springen' (to jump). Literally means 'to jump over'.

Imagine physically jumping over an obstacle, or mentally jumping over a boring part of a book.