slip – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slip

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of slip

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)