slip – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slip

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to slip
Participle: slipped
Gerund: slipping

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of slip

Indicative

Present

Islip
youslip
he;she;itslips
weslip
youslip
theyslip

Perfect

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

Past

Islipped
youslipped
he;she;itslipped
weslipped
youslipped
theyslipped

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Islip
youslip
he;she;itslip
weslip
youslip
theyslip

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Islipped
youslipped
he;she;itslipped
weslipped
youslipped
theyslipped

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youslip
weLet's slip
youslip

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)