sip
To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a timeTo drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.
» He sipped the hot coffee slowly.
Он медленно пил горячий кофе маленькими глотками.
Он медленно, маленькими глотками пил горячий кофе.
Он медленно потягивал горячий кофе.
Він поволі відсьорбував гарячу каву.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.
nippen
пригуби́тьprigubítʹ
drink in sips
(intransitive)To drink a small quantity.
(transitive)To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.
(figuratively, transitive)To consume slowly.
Examples
286 sentencesHe sipped the hot coffee slowly.
Він поволі відсьорбував гарячу каву. — Qermit
ruОн медленно пил горячий кофе маленькими глотками. — stixx
Tom took a sip of tea.
Том відсьорбнув чаю. — oromashka
ruТом отхлебнул чаю. — odexed
deTom trank einen Schluck von seinem Tee. — wolfgangth
Tom took a sip of his tea.
Том зробив маленький ковток чаю. — deniko
ruТом отпил чая. — marafon
deTom trank einen Schluck von seinem Tee. — wolfgangth
Tom sipped some tea.
Том відпив трохи чаю. — deniko
ruТом отпил немного чая. — odexed
deTom schlürfte etwas Tee. — Yorwba
I sipped my coffee.
Я зробив ковток кави. — deniko
ruЯ потягивал кофе. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English sippen, of uncertain origin. Compare with Low German sippenInherited from Middle English sippen, of uncertain origin. Compare with Low German sippen (“to sip”). Possibly from a variant of Middle English suppen (“to drink, sip”) (see sup) or perhaps from Old English sipian, sypian (“to take in moisture, soak, macerate”), from Proto-Germanic *sipōną (“to drip, trickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, trickle, leak out”). Compare also Old High German supfen (“to drink, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (“to sip, intake”).
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Forms
sips, sipping, sipped, sippedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
10 patterns- took a sip
- a sip of
- sip of wine
- took another sip
- sip of water
- sip of his
- sip of coffee
- another sip
- sip of your
- have a sip