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dips into

dips into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dip into.

Meaning of dip into

Verb

dip into (third-person singular simple present dips into, present participle dipping into, simple past and past participle dipped into)

  1. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: dip into.
    • Dip the teabag into the cup.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To spend some of a source of money (such as one's savings).
    • If people in the community wish HCHS to survive, then it's time they dip into the old checkbook and demonstrated their commitment.1976 August 28, John C. Lawrence, “H.C.H.S Support”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 5
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To read, examine or engage in (something) in a cursory or casual manner.
    • Dip into a nice book.

Questions about dips into

What is dips into the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dips into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dip into.

Words near dips into in the dictionary

  1. diproton
  2. diprotonated
  3. diprotons
  4. dips
  5. dips a toe into
  6. dips into
  7. dips one's finger in
  8. dips one's pen in someone's inkwell
  9. dips one's toe in
  10. dips one's toe in the water
  11. dips one's wick

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dips into (page history and authors); dip into (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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