Skip class - English Vocabulary

Meaning 1：skip class (Skip class)

Skip class 🔊

/skɪp klæs/

phr. v.

To not go to a class that you are supposed to attend, often without telling the teacher.

A student glancing at a classroom door from a hallway, backpack on, deciding whether to enter or walk away.

skip class 🔊

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/skɪp klæs/

phr. v.

To intentionally miss a scheduled class, usually without informing the teacher.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Skip (omit) + class (lesson).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a student skipping rope instead of entering the classroom. 'Skip' both the rope and the class!

📖 Example

If you skip class too often, you might fall behind in your studies and miss important information. 🔊 If you skip class too often, you might fall behind in your studies and miss important information.

🔗 Collocations

skip class regularly – to frequently miss classes

skip a class – to miss one particular session

decide to skip class – to make a choice to avoid attending

🔄 Synonyms

play hooky (phr. v.) – to skip school or class without permission

cut class (phr. v.) – to deliberately not attend a class

ditch school (phr. v.) – to stay away from school without an excuse

🚫 Antonyms

attend class (phr. v.) – to be present at a scheduled class

🌱 Derivatives

class-skipping (n.) – the act of avoiding a class

📖 Cultural Story

'Skip class' emerged in early 20th-century American slang, reflecting student truancy. It's often used informally to describe avoiding a lesson without permission, a common behavior in schools worldwide.