skočiti

скочити

/skǒt͡ʃiti/ · perfective · impf.: skakati

VERB

to jump; to leap

Dete je skočilo u bazen sa glavom. — The child dived headfirst into the pool.

Skočio je sa stolice čim je čuo zvono. — He jumped off his chair as soon as he heard the bell.
(of prices, temperature) to jump; to shoot up

Cene struje su opet skočile. — Electricity prices have jumped again.

Detetu je noću skočila temperatura. — The child's temperature shot up during the night.
colloq. (+ do) to pop over; to nip out

Skočiću do prodavnice po hleb. — I'll pop over to the shop for some bread.
(+ na someone) to jump on; to attack

Svi su skočili na njega zbog te izjave. — Everyone jumped on him over that statement.

The imperfective partner is skakati, used for repeated or ongoing jumping.

Synonyms:

poskočiti porasti

Forms

Past (masc.): skočio

Imperative: skoči

Antonyms: pasti

Expressions