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## 9.4. Skip

`SKIP` enables the return of only subsets of the total result. By using `SKIP`, the result set will get trimmed from the top. Please note that no guarantees are made on the order of the result unless the query specifies the `ORDER BY` clause.

Figure 9.4. Graph

### 9.4.1. Skip first three

To return a subset of the result, starting from the fourth result, use the following syntax:

Query.

    MATCH (n)
    RETURN n
    ORDER BY n.name
    SKIP 3

The first three nodes are skipped, and only the last two are returned in the result.

Result

n
2 rows
`Node[0]{name:"D"}`
`Node[1]{name:"E"}`

### 9.4.2. Return middle two

To return a subset of the result, starting from somewhere in the middle, use this syntax:

Query.

    MATCH (n)
    RETURN n
    ORDER BY n.name
    SKIP 1
    LIMIT 2

Two nodes from the middle are returned.

Result

n
2 rows
`Node[3]{name:"B"}`
`Node[4]{name:"C"}`

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