slip in
To include into a sentence discreetlyTo include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly.
» Tom slipped and fell in the shower.
Том подскользнулся и упал в душе.
Том поскользнулся и упал в душе.
Том підслизнувся та упав у душі.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly.
(transitive)To enter discreetly.
(transitive)To play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.
- insert casually
Examples
23 sentencesTom slipped and fell in the shower.
Том підслизнувся та упав у душі. — deniko
ruТом подскользнулся и упал в душе. — Wezel
I had slipped in the bathtub.
Tom slipped in through the back door.
Be careful not to slip in the bathtub.
ruОсторожно, не поскользнись в ванне. — marafon
Tom slipped the money in his pocket.
ruТом сунул деньги в карман. — odexed
Forms
slips in, slipping in, slipped in, slipped in| Base form | slip in · to slip in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slips in |
| Present participle | slipping in |
| Past simple | slipped in |
| Past participle | slipped in |
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
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons 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