Meaning of "slim" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLIM

From Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquity.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SLIM

slim  [slɪm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLIM

Slim is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slim in English.

WHAT DOES SLIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slim in the English dictionary

The first definition of slim in the dictionary is small in width relative to height or length. Other definition of slim is small in amount or quality. Slim is also to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLIM

PRESENT

Present

I slim

you slim

he/she/it slims

we slim

you slim

they slim

Present continuous

I am slimming

you are slimming

he/she/it is slimming

we are slimming

you are slimming

they are slimming

Present perfect

I have slimmed

you have slimmed

he/she/it has slimmed

we have slimmed

you have slimmed

they have slimmed

Present perfect continuous

I have been slimming

you have been slimming

he/she/it has been slimming

we have been slimming

you have been slimming

they have been slimming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I slimmed

you slimmed

he/she/it slimmed

we slimmed

you slimmed

they slimmed

Past continuous

I was slimming

you were slimming

he/she/it was slimming

we were slimming

you were slimming

they were slimming

Past perfect

I had slimmed

you had slimmed

he/she/it had slimmed

we had slimmed

you had slimmed

they had slimmed

Past perfect continuous

I had been slimming

you had been slimming

he/she/it had been slimming

we had been slimming

you had been slimming

they had been slimming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will slim

you will slim

he/she/it will slim

we will slim

you will slim

they will slim

Future continuous

I will be slimming

you will be slimming

he/she/it will be slimming

we will be slimming

you will be slimming

they will be slimming

Future perfect

I will have slimmed

you will have slimmed

he/she/it will have slimmed

we will have slimmed

you will have slimmed

they will have slimmed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been slimming

you will have been slimming

he/she/it will have been slimming

we will have been slimming

you will have been slimming

they will have been slimming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would slim

you would slim

he/she/it would slim

we would slim

you would slim

they would slim

Conditional continuous

I would be slimming

you would be slimming

he/she/it would be slimming

we would be slimming

you would be slimming

they would be slimming

Conditional perfect

I would have slim

you would have slim

he/she/it would have slim

we would have slim

you would have slim

they would have slim

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been slimming

you would have been slimming

he/she/it would have been slimming

we would have been slimming

you would have been slimming

they would have been slimming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you slim
we let´s slim
you slim

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to slim

Past participle

slimmed

Present Participle

slimming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SLIM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slim» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of slim

cut · cut down · decrease · diet · diminish · distant · downsize · faint · flimsy · fragile · improbable · jeff · kennet · lean · narrow · negligible · rangy · rationalize · reduce · remote · skinny · slender · slenderize · slight · svelte · sylphlike · thin · trim · willowy

TRANSLATION OF SLIM

Find out the translation of slim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of slim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slim» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 苗条的
• Translator English - Spanish: delgado
• English: slim
• Translator English - Hindi: स्लिम
• Translator English - Arabic: نَحِيف
• Translator English - Russian: стройный
• Translator English - Portuguese: magro
• Translator English - Bengali: পাতলা
• Translator English - French: mince
• Translator English - Malay: nipis
• Translator English - German: schlank
• Translator English - Japanese: ほっそりした
• Translator English - Korean: 호리호리한
• Translator English - Javanese: Slim
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mảnh dẻ
• Translator English - Tamil: மெலிந்த
• Translator English - Marathi: बारीक
• Translator English - Turkish: ince
• Translator English - Italian: magro
• Translator English - Polish: szczupły
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стрункий
• Translator English - Romanian: zvelt
• Translator English - Greek: λεπτός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: slim
• Translator English - Swedish: smal
• Translator English - Norwegian: slankslank

10 QUOTES WITH «SLIM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slim.

1

Scott Adkins

Whenever you're looking at new ways to get in shape, first you have to decide what you want. Do you want a more muscular look, or do you want to slim down and appear more toned and ripped? I adapt my training and diet with each role I do, depending on the image I want to convey.

2

Simon Armitage

I'd never really been content with just churning out these slim volumes every three or four years. I've always tried to think of poetry as an active ingredient in the language rather than just something that appears between the covers of thin books.

3

Christine Baranski

Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.

4

Jessica Capshaw

I don't have slim children. I have hearty ones.

5

David Cassidy

I'm not saying that I won't tour again, but the chances are slim because my priorities are different now.

6

Osric Chau

I was born and raised in Vancouver. I moved to Beijing in 2010 just before the Olympics. Being an Asian Canadian actor, the amount of opportunity at the time was slim to none. I made the decision to go to China, and it was one of the best decisions of my life.

7

Jilly Cooper

At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.

8

Johnny Damon

At least, in this situation, I know my chances of coming back could be slim because of the young talent the Yankees do have.

9

Zac Efron

In the back of my mind, I can never forget this could be gone tomorrow - and at this point I think the odds are against me... the chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there's only a handful of people that have long careers. You have to put in the work, you can never be satisfied, never take it for granted.

10

Dawn French

I never do any television without chocolate. That's my motto and I live by it. Quite often I write the scripts and I make sure there are chocolate scenes. Actually I'm a bit of a chocolate tart and will eat anything. It's amazing I'm so slim.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLIM»

Discover the use of slim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

State of Slim: Fix Your Metabolism and Drop 20 Pounds in 8 ...

This is critical, because what you need to do to for long-term weight maintenance is different from what you do to lose weight. You must repair your metabolism. If you don’t, you can drop pounds, but you won’t keep them off.

James O. Hill, Holly Wyatt, 2013

The Smarter Science of Slim: What the Actual Experts Have ...

The study took me more than a decade. It should not take you that long because the facts have been summarized in this book. They have also been simplified, so anyone who wants to lose weight can understand them. Make no mistake.

Jonathan Bailor, John Paine, Hillel Black, 2012

Slim for Life: My Insider Secrets to Simple, Fast, and ...

This book distills all she’s learned about diet, fitness, and a healthy lifestyle to provide anyone seeking to be slim, strong, and healthy with an easier path to achieving dramatic body transformation.

Jillian Michaels, 2013

Pimp: The Story of My Life

Only he could tell this story and make the reader feel it. If you thought Hustle & Flow was the true pimp story, this book is where it all began.

Iceberg Slim, 2011

Asian Slim Secrets

In this book reader will discover - How to enjoy food & stay slim naturally - Appetizers that soothe their hunger - How to enjoy meat and avoid the fat - Why eating salad won't make them slim - Healthy & delicious snack & dessert

Linda Yo, 2007

Trick Baby

This is the gritty truth, the life of a hustler in south side Chicago where the only characters are those who con and those who get conned.

Iceberg Slim, 2011

Sandman Slim: A Novel

Resurrection sucks. Saving the world is worse. Darkly twisted, irreverent, and completely hilarious, Sandman Slim is the breakthrough novel by an acclaimed author.

Richard Kadrey, 2010

Slim Calm Sexy Yoga: 210 Proven Yoga Moves for Mind/Body Bliss

210 Proven Yoga Moves for Mind/Body Bliss Tara Stiles. I'm guessing this won't come as a shock to you, but I'm going to put it out there anyway: Stress is directly linked to packing on pounds. In an American Psychological Association survey ...

Tara Stiles, 2010

Cowboy Slim

Untalented at riding, roping, and cracking a whip, Slim the cowboy calms a stampeding herd of cattle with his poetry during a cattle run to Dodge City.

Julie Danneberg, 2006

Mama Black Widow: A Story of the South's Black Underworld

Mama Black Widow tells the tragic story of Otis Tilson, a stunning black drag queen trapped in a cruel queer ghetto underworld.

Iceberg Slim, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slim is used in the context of the following news items.

Watch Daniel Radcliffe Rap Eminem's 'The Real Slim Shady'

Daniel Radcliffe: actor, wizard, rapper. The Harry Potter star delivered a dexterous version of Emimem's "The Real Slim Shady" during a recent karaoke night at ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»

DJ Fatboy Slim gets Brighton university award

Fatboy Slim has received an award from the university where he studied. The DJ and producer, real name Norman Cook, was given the University of Brighton's ... «BBC News, Feb 15»

Is Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim Becoming The New York Times …

Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú became The New York Times' largest single ... Slim, a business tycoon with a telecom empire that expands to 18 Latin ... «Forbes, Jan 15»

Actor who played violent gangster in 'The Wire' is stabbed in …

Anwan Glover, who played street gang member Slim Charles in the HBO drama, was attacked just before 2.00 a.m. in Cafe Asia, on the northwest side of the ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»

Carlos Slim calls for a three-day working week

Attending a business conference in Paraguay, Mr Slim said it was time for a “radical overhaul” of people's working lives. Instead of being able to retire at 50 or 60 ... «Financial Times, Jul 14»

Slim's América Móvil secures majority stake in Telekom Austria

Carlos Slim's efforts to establish himself in the European telecoms market have taken another step forward after the Mexican billionaire's América Móvil secured ... «Financial Times, Jul 14»

In A Surprising Move, Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim To Sell …

América Móvil (NYSE:AMX), Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú's telecom giant, announced Tuesday that it was selling assets to comply with Mexico's new ... «Forbes, Jul 14»

Mexico's Carlos Slim Slips Down to World's Second Richest Man

Mexican media mogul Carlos Slim is now the world's second richest man - Microsoft founder Bill Gates tops the list. Slim's wealth is valued at $72 billion and ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 14»

Carlos Slim admits defeat in €7.2bn takeover battle for KPN

The move will be a blow for Mr Slim, one of the world's richest men, given the hefty losses already incurred on his European investments. Bernstein estimates ... «Financial Times, Oct 13»

Carlos Slim's América Móvil threatens to drop €7.2bn KPN bid

Carlos Slim's América Móvil group is prepared to drop its €7.2bn takeover bid for KPN after being unexpectedly blocked by an independent foundation charged ... «Financial Times, Aug 13»