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Prepositions after verbs

Skip to, over, on, across or through?

Skip combines naturally with several prepositions, but the meaning changes depending on movement, omission, or progression.

Quick answer

Which preposition should follow skip?

Use skip to for moving directly to a section or topic. Use skip over for omitting something. Skip through means moving quickly through material. Skip across usually describes physical movement. Skip on is uncommon as a fixed combination and often refers to physical movement onward.

Please skip to page 10.
She skipped over the difficult question.
The child skipped across the playground.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
skip to + point or section

Moving directly to a later part

Use to for jumping ahead in speech, text, or media.

Can we skip to the conclusion?
I skipped to the final episode.
2
skip over + item

Omitting something

Use over when something is left out intentionally or accidentally.

He skipped over the instructions.
3
skip through + material

Moving quickly through content

Use through for fast movement across pages, songs, or scenes.

We skipped through the presentation slides.
4
skip across + surface

Light movement from one side to another

Use across mainly for physical movement.

The stone skipped across the water.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
skip to
Skip to chapter five.
move directly to a later point
skip over
She skipped over the introduction.
leave something out
skip through
He skipped through the playlist.
move quickly through items
skip across
The rabbit skipped across the path.
move lightly from one side to another
skip on
The children skipped on happily.
Here on functions as an adverb of continuation, not a common fixed verb-preposition pattern

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using skip over for movement to a destination

Use skip to when jumping ahead to a section or point.

✕ Skip over page 20 for the answer. ✓ Skip to page 20 for the answer.

Treating skip on as a standard fixed phrase

Skip on is uncommon for omission or navigation.

✕ You can skip on the next section. ✓ You can skip to the next section.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. Please skip ___ the final paragraph.
2. She skipped ___ the boring parts.
3. The pebble skipped ___ the lake.

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Frequently asked questions

Can skip through refer to reading?

Yes. It means moving quickly through text or content.

Is skip over always intentional?

No. Someone can skip over information accidentally as well.

Can skip be used without a preposition?

Yes. For example: I skipped breakfast.

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