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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

slip out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To leave quietly and unnoticed.
  2. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To go out for a brief moment; to pop out.
  3. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To be said or revealed by accident.
    • I was talking to Jim, about Paul and Ethel, when it just slipped out about their possible divorce. I’m sorry.
  4. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) Of an object: to work loose and slide out of proper position.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
slipping out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slips out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
slipped out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slipped out Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

slipout

Synonyms

take French leave

Translations (6)

pl chlapać (to be said or revealed by accident) · la excidō (to be said or revealed by accident) · pt sair de fininho (to leave quietly and unnoticed) · eo elgliti (to leave quietly and unnoticed) · sv slinka ut (to leave quietly and unnoticed) · pl chlapnąć (to be said or revealed by accident)