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Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth.
Nina Bawden

Meaning of "slipped" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLIPPED

slipped  [slɪpt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLIPPED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slipped is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slipped in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLIPPED

PRESENT

Present
I slip
you slip
he/she/it slips
we slip
you slip
they slip
Present continuous
I am slipping
you are slipping
he/she/it is slipping
we are slipping
you are slipping
they are slipping
Present perfect
I have slipped
you have slipped
he/she/it has slipped
we have slipped
you have slipped
they have slipped
Present perfect continuous
I have been slipping
you have been slipping
he/she/it has been slipping
we have been slipping
you have been slipping
they have been slipping
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 slipped
you slipped
he/she/it slipped
we slipped
you slipped
they slipped
Past continuous
I was slipping
you were slipping
he/she/it was slipping
we were slipping
you were slipping
they were slipping
Past perfect
I had slipped
you had slipped
he/she/it had slipped
we had slipped
you had slipped
they had slipped
Past perfect continuous
I had been slipping
you had been slipping
he/she/it had been slipping
we had been slipping
you had been slipping
they had been slipping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will slip
you will slip
he/she/it will slip
we will slip
you will slip
they will slip
Future continuous
I will be slipping
you will be slipping
he/she/it will be slipping
we will be slipping
you will be slipping
they will be slipping
Future perfect
I will have slipped
you will have slipped
he/she/it will have slipped
we will have slipped
you will have slipped
they will have slipped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been slipping
you will have been slipping
he/she/it will have been slipping
we will have been slipping
you will have been slipping
they will have been slipping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would slipped
you would slipped
he/she/it would slipped
we would slipped
you would slipped
they would slipped
Conditional continuous
I would be slipping
you would be slipping
he/she/it would be slipping
we would be slipping
you would be slipping
they would be slipping
Conditional perfect
I would have slipped
you would have slipped
he/she/it would have slipped
we would have slipped
you would have slipped
they would have slipped
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been slipping
you would have been slipping
he/she/it would have been slipping
we would have been slipping
you would have been slipping
they would have been slipping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you slip
we let´s slip
you slip
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to slip
Past participle
slipped
Present Participle
slipping
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLIPPED


blipped
blɪpt
clipped
klɪpt
close-lipped
ˌkləʊsˈlɪpt
Egypt
ˈiːdʒɪpt
equipped
ɪˈkwɪpt
escaped
ɪˈskeɪpt
eucalypt
ˈjuːkəˌlɪpt
flipped
flɪpt
harelipped
ˌheəˈlɪpt
JavaScript
ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt
manuscript
ˈmænjʊˌskrɪpt
pink-slipped
ˌpɪŋkˈslɪpt
ripped
rɪpt
script
skrɪpt
shipped
ʃɪpt
slipt
slɪpt
striped
straɪpt
thick-lipped
ˈθɪkˌlɪpt
thin-lipped
ˌθɪnˈlɪpt
transcript
ˈtrænskrɪpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLIPPED

slipover
slippage
slipped disc
slipper
slipper bath
slipper satin
slipper-like
slippered
slipperiness
slipperwort
slippery
slippery dip
slippery elm
slippery slope
slippier
slippiest
slippily
slippiness
slipping
slippy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLIPPED

chipped
dripped
gripped
ill-equipped
nipped
outstripped
pipped
quipped
sipped
skipped
snipped
stopped
stripped
tight-lipped
tipped
tripped
unzipped
well-equipped
whipped
worshipped
zipped

Synonyms and antonyms of slipped in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLIPPED»

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

Translation of «slipped» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLIPPED

Find out the translation of slipped to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slipped from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slipped» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deslizado
570 millions of speakers

English

slipped
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिसल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تراجع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поскользнулся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escorregou
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্খলিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glissé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tergelincir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rutschte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

滑っ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

kepleset
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நழுவியது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिसल्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaymış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scivolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wsunął
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

послизнувся
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alunecat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλίστρησε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gegly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glidit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gled
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slipped

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIPPED»

The term «slipped» is very widely used and occupies the 18.107 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIPPED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slipped

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10 QUOTES WITH «SLIPPED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slipped.
1
Scott Baio
I very rarely came across rude or disrespectful people. I don't know how I slipped by all of them, but I honestly can't think of one experience off the top of my head that was like that. I'm sure they're there, but I'd have to think really hard to recall them.
2
Nina Bawden
Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth.
3
George Benson
Andres Segovia, the great name for guitar, he put classical guitar on the map. He was the proponent of it, the best in the world. So I was listening to a record that he had made, and a little bauble happened in the middle of the record. A finger slipped, and I said, 'Wait a minute. He's not allowed to make mistakes,' - my mind.
4
Kate Bernheimer
Well documented, the relationship of literature to myth in the Western world has undergone much change over the millennia, as first the age of gods fell away before the notion of a single god, and then, for many people, that single god slipped away, too.
5
Ben Brantley
The power of the print reviewer is one of those urban myths. There have always been shows that slipped under the critical radar to become popular successes: 'Tobacco Road', 'Abie's Irish Rose' and our old friend 'Spider-Man', which got the worst reviews in theatre history and is still apparently going strong.
6
Tia Carrere
I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the other. That was the end of my wig.
7
Robert Casey
We have had virtually unlimited access to abortion for nearly twenty years. Yet during that same period, more and more women and children have slipped into poverty.
8
Jay Cooke
I was a hunter and fisherman, and many a time I have slipped out into the woods and prairies at 4 a.m. and brought home plenty of game, or have gone in a canoe to the cove and brought back a good supply of fresh fish.
9
Davy Crockett
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!
10
Leon Day
I was in Cuba in the winter of 1937. I was playing in Cuba, and I'm in the shower, and I slipped and caught myself with my right arm. I felt something pull right then. Then, in '38, when I came back, my arm was messed up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLIPPED»

Discover the use of slipped in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slipped and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Darkness Slipped In
This highly original book features a winning mix of appealing artwork and a spirited story with a brilliantly original use of spot varnish throughout. Perfect reassurance for children who are afraid of the dark.
Ella Burfoot, 2009
2
A Note Slipped Under the Door: Teaching from Poems We Love
This book invites preservice and inservice teachers, staff developers - anyone who wants to make a lasting place for poetry in their own and their students' lives - into many of these same primary through middle school classrooms for an up ...
Nick Flynn, Shirley McPhillips, 2000
3
Unseen I Slipped Away
This book takes an unexpected and poetic look at the essence of architecture and the hidden dimensions of the design process.
Maurice Nio, 2004
4
The girl who slipped through time
A time warp takes a girl from the 21st century to Kansas in the 1930's where she joins in a feud with ecological implications for her own time.
Paula Hendrich, 1978
5
It Just Slipped Out: A Bulging Encyclopaedia of Double Entendres
From the smut lurking between the polished lines of of literature's most revered writers, to the public innuendo accidents that have tripped up even the most respected of politicians, right through to the sly innuendo that has characterized ...
Ash, Russell Ash, 2011
6
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
... has picked her calf, has picked it, has slipped, has slipped calf, has slipped her calf, has slipped it, has slipped the calf, has strat her calf, has strutted calf, has throwed her calf before time, have slipped her calf, is out of breaking, jacket/, pick , ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
7
A Cloud Slipped Across the Moon
Mary Ann Eichelberger. Slipped Across The Moon A CLOUD SLIPPED ACROSS THE MOON A CLOUD SLIPPED ACROSS. A Cloud Front Cover.
Mary Ann Eichelberger, 2002
8
Mamma and Daddy May Have Slipped: But You Don't Have Too!
“But God Had Grip” “Mamma and daddy may have slipped;” but God had his loving grip! I had to go threw the firer to fine out what God had for me. Read: 1 Peter: 4:12-5:5 Act 17: Ester: Deuteronomy 14: Dear friends don't be surprises at the ...
Wanda Hicks, 2009
9
Atlas of Orthopaedic Surgery: A Multimedia Reference
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is the most common hip disorder in adolescents. It is characterized by the anterior and superior migration of the femoral neck. Although this shift in location gives the femoral head the appearance of lying ...
Joseph David Zuckerman, Kenneth J. Koval, 2004
10
Linking Household and Polity at Late Postclassic Period Yucu ...
... plain painted Mixteca-Puebla Group 1 TAP006 FS1611 Fine Brown Polychrome bowl slipped and painted slipped and painted Mixteca-Puebla Group 1 TAP009 FS1073 Fine Brown Polychrome bowl slipped and painted slipped and painted ...
Marc Nathaniel Levine, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLIPPED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slipped is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Woman charged after prisoner 'slipped drugs in court'
A prisoner has dramatically been taken from court to hospital after he was allegedly slipped drugs by a woman in the courtroom. Joshua Russell Best, 24, was ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
2
Massachusetts business confidence slipped in June
Confidence levels among employers in Massachusetts slipped in June, with analysts attributing the drop to concerns over global conditions. The Associated ... «Taunton Daily Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Wedding Photographer Slips, Snaps Shot on the Way Down
Here's an unusual wedding photography fail: Chase Richardson was photographing a wedding party last year when he accidentally slipped on a puddle. As he ... «PetaPixel, Jun 15»
4
Running Joliet Teen Slipped in Mud, Fell and Accidentally Shot …
A Joliet teen shot his buddy in the back after he slipped in the mud while ... The 16-year-old slipped in the mud and when he fell his gun went off, police said, and ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
5
Engineer 'slipped and fell to his death from fourth-floor fire escape' of …
A businessman whose body was found outside a London mansion block is believed to have slipped and fallen from the fourth-floor in a tragic accident. «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
6
Back pain sufferers may have 'vertebrae like apes'
It found that humans with a common form of vertical slipped disc - known as ... with chimpanzee-like vertebrae are at greater risk of suffering a slipped disc. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
7
Woman who slipped on broken eggs loses €38000 claim
A 24-year-old woman, who claimed she suffered injuries after slipping and falling on broken eggs in a Dublin supermarket, has lost a €38,000 damages claim in ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
8
Oakland: Teen girl accused of stealing car slipped out of handcuffs …
OAKLAND -- Authorities were searching for a teenage girl who slipped out of her handcuffs and escaped police custody Wednesday after being arrested in ... «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
9
Buckingham Palace guard slips in front of tourists
This is the embarrassing moment a Buckingham Palace guard slipped and fell in front of hundreds of tourists as he took up position in his sentry box. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
10
Man who claims he slipped in hotel foyer after ballroom dancing …
A man who claims he slipped in the foyer of a hotel where he had attended a ballroom dance has sued for damages. Benjamin Stanley (67), a retired council ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»

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