slip – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slip

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of slip

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youslip in sth
weLet's slip in sth
youslip in sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)