Examples:
Tina skips class at least once a week.
Mr. Hahn skipped first grade because his reading ability was so far above his classmates .
Mr. Brown skipped his stop in nearby Chicago and set course for Memphis.
He skipped over a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible.
Mappings:
PropBank: skip.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
skip_over 1
Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] SKIP (PP) NP1[animate] SKIP (PP)
Examples:
Ann skipped merrily down the sidewalk.
He skipped off across the fields.
Mappings:
VerbNet: run-51.3.2
FrameNet: Self-motion
PropBank: skip.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: Syntax
Examples:
The UFO skipped across the sky like a saucer.
We spent many an afternoon skipping stones across the pond.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 6
Examples:
When Roger found out she was pregnant, he skipped town.
After they have worked up a sweat, ringers often skip off to the local pub.
Mappings:
PropBank: skip.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
skip_town 1