slip – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slip

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to slip out
Participle: slipped out
Gerund: slipping out

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of slip

Indicative

Present

Islip out
youslip out
he;she;itslips out
weslip out
youslip out
theyslip out

Perfect

Ihave slipped out
youhave slipped out
he;she;ithas slipped out
wehave slipped out
youhave slipped out
theyhave slipped out

Past

Islipped out
youslipped out
he;she;itslipped out
weslipped out
youslipped out
theyslipped out

Pluperfect

Ihad slipped out
youhad slipped out
he;she;ithad slipped out
wehad slipped out
youhad slipped out
theyhad slipped out

Future

Iwill slip out
youwill slip out
he;she;itwill slip out
wewill slip out
youwill slip out
theywill slip out

Future Perfect

Iwill have slipped out
youwill have slipped out
he;she;itwill have slipped out
wewill have slipped out
youwill have slipped out
theywill have slipped out

Subjunctive

Present

Islip out
youslip out
he;she;itslip out
weslip out
youslip out
theyslip out

Perfect

Ihave slipped out
youhave slipped out
he;she;ithave slipped out
wehave slipped out
youhave slipped out
theyhave slipped out

Imperfect

Islipped out
youslipped out
he;she;itslipped out
weslipped out
youslipped out
theyslipped out

Pluperfect

Ihad slipped out
youhad slipped out
he;she;ithad slipped out
wehad slipped out
youhad slipped out
theyhad slipped out

Conditional

Present

Iwould slip out
youwould slip out
he;she;itwould slip out
wewould slip out
youwould slip out
theywould slip out

Perfect

Iwould have slipped out
youwould have slipped out
he;she;itwould have slipped out
wewould have slipped out
youwould have slipped out
theywould have slipped out

Imperative

youslip out
weLet's slip out
youslip out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam slipping out
youare slipping out
he;she;itis slipping out
weare slipping out
youare slipping out
theyare slipping out

Perfect

Ihave been slipping out
youhave been slipping out
he;she;ithas been slipping out
wehave been slipping out
youhave been slipping out
theyhave been slipping out

Past

Iwas slipping out
youwere slipping out
he;she;itwas slipping out
wewere slipping out
youwere slipping out
theywere slipping out

Pluperfect

Ihad been slipping out
youhad been slipping out
he;she;ithad been slipping out
wehad been slipping out
youhad been slipping out
theyhad been slipping out

Future

Iwill be slipping out
youwill be slipping out
he;she;itwill be slipping out
wewill be slipping out
youwill be slipping out
theywill be slipping out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been slipping out
youwill have been slipping out
he;she;itwill have been slipping out
wewill have been slipping out
youwill have been slipping out
theywill have been slipping out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be slipping out
youwould be slipping out
he;she;itwould be slipping out
wewould be slipping out
youwould be slipping out
theywould be slipping out

Perfect

Iwould have been slipping out
youwould have been slipping out
he;she;itwould have been slipping out
wewould have been slipping out
youwould have been slipping out
theywould have been slipping out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'slip'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'slip'

blip, clip, flip, glip, lip, plip, ship, sip, skip, slap,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slide
skid, fall, stumble
err
mistake, blunder

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1300, "to escape, to move softly and quickly," from M.L.G. slippen "to glide, slide," from P.Gmc. *slipanan (cf. O.H.G. slifan, M.Du. slippen, Ger. schleifen "to glide, slide"), from PIE *sleib- "slimy, slippery," from base *(s)lei- "slimy, sticky, slippery" (see slime). Meaning "to lose one's footing" is from c.1340. The noun meaning "woman's sleeveless garment" is first recorded 1761. Meaning "mistake, minor fault" is from 1620. To give (someone) the slip is from 1567. To slip up "make a mistake" is from 1855; to slip through the net "evade detection" is from 1902. Slip-knot first attested 1659. Slip-stream is from 1913.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-West Germanic *slippjander.
4. Old Saxon *slippiander.
5. Middle Low German slippender.?
6. Middle English slippen
7. English slip
8. From Middle English slippen, probably from Middle Low German slippen, from Old Saxon *slippian, from Proto-West Germanic *slippjan, from Proto-Germanic *slipjaną (“to glide”), an iterative form of *slīpaną (“to slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to slide”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- (“slip, slide”), or related to Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”); related to Old English slipor (“slippery”).
9. Cognate with Saterland Frisian slipje (“to slip”), Dutch slippen (“to slip”), German Low German slippen. See: Proto-Germanic '*slībaną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'slipje', Dutch 'slippen'.

Verbs referencing "slip"

Welsh llithro.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] friends. That’s it. That’s the place. That’s the port. That’s the haven. It 's a blessed harbour—still water there, in all changes of the winds and tides; no driving ashore upon the rocks, or slipping your cables and running out to sea, there: Peace—Peace—Peace—all peace ! ’ — Another walk, and patting the Bible under his left arm: ‘What ! These fellows are coming from the wilderness, are they ? [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] stage, shape, attitude, and variety of slumber: in the berths, on the chairs, on the floors, on the tables, and particularly round the stove, my detested enemy. I take another step forward, and slip on the shining face of a black steward, who lies rolled in a blanket on the floor. He jumps up, grins, half in pain and half in hospitality; whispers my own name in my ear; and groping among the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We took up at a rural bar-room, after we had gone a few miles, an intoxicated gentleman who climbed upon the roof among the luggage, and subsequently slipping off without hurting himself, was seen in the distant perspective reeling back to the grog-shop where we had found him. We also parted with more of our freight at different times, so that when we [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well-nigh slipped. For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They are not in trouble like other men, neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore, pride compasseth them as a [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] not see, that, during the time when the good lady's back was turned in the zeal of her manipulations, the young disciple had contrived to snatch a pair of gloves and a ribbon, which she had adroitly slipped into her sleeves, and stood with her hands dutifully folded, as before. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] childhood like a many-colored rainbow, was Tom's chief delight. In the market, at morning, his eyes were always on the flower-stalls for rare bouquets for her, and the choicest peach or orange was slipped into his pocket to give to her when he came back; and the sight that pleased him most was her sunny head looking out the gate for his distant approach, and her childish questions,—“Well, Uncle Tom, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Cassy prepared herself for going out, unobserved by him; and slipped away to minister to poor Tom, as we have already related. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] follow us any further till they go up and give the alarm, and turn out the dogs, and so on; and, while they are blundering round, and tumbling over each other, as they always do, you and I will slip along to the creek, that runs back of the house, and wade along in it, till we get opposite the back door. That will put the dogs all at fault; for scent won't lie in the water. Every one will run [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ You may go, boys, ” said George, slipping a quarter into the hand of each. They lingered about, however. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute. You slipped drugs to me, an elderly person with a heart condition. (Go Team!)
  • ♪ Don of the ocean is he He will salute normally ♪ In cars with issues like gear box failure or gear slipping (Magudam)