slip – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slip

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to slip sth off
Participle: slipped sth off
Gerund: slipping sth off

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of slip

Indicative

Present

Islip sth off
youslip sth off
he;she;itslips sth off
weslip sth off
youslip sth off
theyslip sth off

Perfect

Ihave slipped sth off
youhave slipped sth off
he;she;ithas slipped sth off
wehave slipped sth off
youhave slipped sth off
theyhave slipped sth off

Past

Islipped sth off
youslipped sth off
he;she;itslipped sth off
weslipped sth off
youslipped sth off
theyslipped sth off

Pluperfect

Ihad slipped sth off
youhad slipped sth off
he;she;ithad slipped sth off
wehad slipped sth off
youhad slipped sth off
theyhad slipped sth off

Future

Iwill slip sth off
youwill slip sth off
he;she;itwill slip sth off
wewill slip sth off
youwill slip sth off
theywill slip sth off

Future Perfect

Iwill have slipped sth off
youwill have slipped sth off
he;she;itwill have slipped sth off
wewill have slipped sth off
youwill have slipped sth off
theywill have slipped sth off

Subjunctive

Present

Islip sth off
youslip sth off
he;she;itslip sth off
weslip sth off
youslip sth off
theyslip sth off

Perfect

Ihave slipped sth off
youhave slipped sth off
he;she;ithave slipped sth off
wehave slipped sth off
youhave slipped sth off
theyhave slipped sth off

Imperfect

Islipped sth off
youslipped sth off
he;she;itslipped sth off
weslipped sth off
youslipped sth off
theyslipped sth off

Pluperfect

Ihad slipped sth off
youhad slipped sth off
he;she;ithad slipped sth off
wehad slipped sth off
youhad slipped sth off
theyhad slipped sth off

Conditional

Present

Iwould slip sth off
youwould slip sth off
he;she;itwould slip sth off
wewould slip sth off
youwould slip sth off
theywould slip sth off

Perfect

Iwould have slipped sth off
youwould have slipped sth off
he;she;itwould have slipped sth off
wewould have slipped sth off
youwould have slipped sth off
theywould have slipped sth off

Imperative

youslip sth off
weLet's slip sth off
youslip sth off

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam slipping sth off
youare slipping sth off
he;she;itis slipping sth off
weare slipping sth off
youare slipping sth off
theyare slipping sth off

Perfect

Ihave been slipping sth off
youhave been slipping sth off
he;she;ithas been slipping sth off
wehave been slipping sth off
youhave been slipping sth off
theyhave been slipping sth off

Past

Iwas slipping sth off
youwere slipping sth off
he;she;itwas slipping sth off
wewere slipping sth off
youwere slipping sth off
theywere slipping sth off

Pluperfect

Ihad been slipping sth off
youhad been slipping sth off
he;she;ithad been slipping sth off
wehad been slipping sth off
youhad been slipping sth off
theyhad been slipping sth off

Future

Iwill be slipping sth off
youwill be slipping sth off
he;she;itwill be slipping sth off
wewill be slipping sth off
youwill be slipping sth off
theywill be slipping sth off

Future Perfect

Iwill have been slipping sth off
youwill have been slipping sth off
he;she;itwill have been slipping sth off
wewill have been slipping sth off
youwill have been slipping sth off
theywill have been slipping sth off

Conditional

Present

Iwould be slipping sth off
youwould be slipping sth off
he;she;itwould be slipping sth off
wewould be slipping sth off
youwould be slipping sth off
theywould be slipping sth off

Perfect

Iwould have been slipping sth off
youwould have been slipping sth off
he;she;itwould have been slipping sth off
wewould have been slipping sth off
youwould have been slipping sth off
theywould have been slipping sth off

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)