slip someone's mind

slip

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slip]
- /slɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slip]
- /slɪp/

Definitions of slip someone's mind words

verb without object slip someone's mind to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface. 1
verb without object slip someone's mind to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to lose one's foothold, as on a smooth surface: She slipped on the icy ground. 1
verb without object slip someone's mind to move, slide, or start gradually from a place or position: His hat had slipped over his eyes. 1
verb without object slip someone's mind to slide out of or become disengaged from a fastening, the grasp, etc.: The soap slipped from my hand. 1
verb without object slip someone's mind to pass without having been acted upon or used; be lost; get away: to let an opportunity slip. 1
verb without object slip someone's mind to pass from the mind, memory, or consciousness. 1

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Origin of slip someone's mind

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (v.) Middle English slippen < Middle Dutch slippen; cognate with Old High German slipfen; (noun) late Middle English slippe, derivative of or akin to the v.; compare Old High German slipf a sliding, slipping, error; akin to slipper2

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Parts of speech for Slip someone's mind

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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slip someone's mind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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