slip back
slip back · slips back · slipped back · slipping back
To return to a previous habitTo return to a previous habit
» Tom slipped out the back door.
Meaning
1 sensesTo return to a previous habit
Examples
7 sentencesTom slipped out the back door.
Tom slipped back into unconsciousness.
deTom verlor erneut das Bewusstsein. — Tickler
He slipped out the back door.
ruОн выскользнул через заднюю дверь. — marafon
deEr schlich zur Hintertür hinaus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His hands slipped behind my back and clasped my waist.
Sami slipped back into drugs.
Forms
slips back, slipping back, slipped back, slipped back| Base form | slip back · to slip back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slips back |
| Present participle | slipping back |
| Past simple | slipped back |
| Past participle | slipped back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- slip upспіткнутися, спотикатисяTo err, falter; to make a mistake, especially a seemingly small error.
- slip offзняти, зніматиTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed
- slip inвставити, вставлятиTo include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly.
- slip awayпройти, проходитиTo leave without being noticed.
- slip byпройти, проходитиTo pass without being noticed or intercepted.
- slip outTo leave quietly and unnoticed.
- slip downTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.
- slip backTo return to a previous habit
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb