slip out en · VERB
Meanings
- (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To leave quietly and unnoticed.
- (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To go out for a brief moment; to pop out.
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(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.
- (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) Of an object: to work loose and slide out of proper position.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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)