slip – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of slip

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of slip

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youslip up
weLet's slip up
youslip up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)