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skip out

B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To sneak away from somewhere without telling anyone, especially when you should stay.

Literal meaning: To skip (jump lightly) out of a place — suggesting a quick, light departure.

Meanings

1 B1 idiomatic informal

To leave a place secretly or without permission, usually to avoid something unpleasant.

"Several students skipped out before the final lecture ended."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

To abandon a responsibility or a person, especially without warning (skip out on).

"He skipped out on the rent and left his roommates to cover it."

Grammar: inseparable
3 B2 idiomatic informal

To leave a restaurant or hotel without paying the bill.

"The couple skipped out on a £200 dinner bill at the restaurant."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Common in American and British English. Can refer to leaving a physical place or abandoning a commitment. Often followed by 'on' when describing abandoning a person: 'skip out on someone'.

Commonly used with

bill responsibility class work early on someone

Forms

Base
skip out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
skips out
he/she/it
Past simple
skiped out
yesterday
Past participle
skiped out
have + pp
-ing form
skiping out
continuous

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