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dipped one's toe in

dipped one's toe in is the simple past and past participle of dip one's toe in.

Meaning of dip one's toe in

Verb

dip one's toe in (third-person singular simple present dips one's toe in, present participle dipping one's toe in, simple past and past participle dipped one's toe in)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To explore or begin; to enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.
    • Given how many other politicians, from Ed Miliband to Bill Clinton, have dipped their toes into the world of podcasting, it’s perhaps inevitable that Barack and Michelle Obama are entering the field too.2019 June 14, Gwilym Mumford, Hannah Verdier, Max Sanderson, Josh Toussaint-Strauss, “A gripping, intimate account of the moon landing – podcasts of the week”, in The Guardian

Questions about dipped one's toe in

What is dipped one's toe in the simple past and past participle of?
Dipped one's toe in is the simple past and past participle of dip one's toe in.

Words near dipped one's toe in in the dictionary

  1. dipped headlight
  2. dipped headlights
  3. dipped into
  4. dipped one's finger in
  5. dipped one's pen in someone's inkwell
  6. dipped one's toe in
  7. dipped one's toe in the water
  8. dipped one's wick
  9. dipped out
  10. dippedst
  11. Dippel's oil

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