slip
/slɪp/
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Translation
To slide by accident and almost fall, or to move somewhere quietly.
Word origin
From Middle Low German slippen, meaning to glide or slide.
- Origin
- Middle Low German
- Root
- slippen
Grammar
Verb typeregular (slip, slips, slipped)
Examples
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Here "slip" means to slide by accident and almost fall.
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"Slipped" is the past form of "slip".
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"Slips" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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