Base verb
Phrasal verbs with slip
The verb slip combines with 9 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
9 phrasal verbs · 11 meanings
slip away
2 senses- Leave quietly without being noticed
- Pass gradually, especially time or opportunity
slip behind
1 sense- Lose ground gradually compared to others
slip by
2 senses- Pass quietly without being noticed
- Of time, pass quietly without being noticed
slip in
1 sense- Enter quietly without being noticed
slip off
1 sense- Leave a place quietly and without being noticed
slip on
1 sense- Put on quickly and easily
slip out
1 sense- Leave a place quietly without being noticed
slip through
1 sense- Pass through quietly or unnoticed
slip under
1 sense- Quietly place something underneath a surface
Practice the slip family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of slip with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.