slip out
B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To go out of somewhere quietly, or to say something by accident when you didn't mean to
Literal meaning: To slide out of a place
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To leave a place quietly or briefly without drawing attention
"I need to slip out for ten minutes to pick up some coffee."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1
idiomatic
neutral
For words or information to be revealed accidentally, without intending to say them
"I didn't mean to tell her — it just slipped out before I could stop myself."
Grammar: inseparable
3 A2 neutral
To come out or fall out of a position or grip
"The wet glass slipped out of her hand and shattered on the floor."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
The 'words said accidentally' sense is very common — 'it just slipped out' is a fixed near-idiom. The 'leaving quietly' sense is also frequent. Almost always intransitive.
Commonly used with
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Forms
Base
slip out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
slips out
he/she/it
Past simple
sliped out
yesterday
Past participle
sliped out
have + pp
-ing form
sliping out
continuous
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