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slip by

slip by verb: to pass without being noticed or intercepted.

Verb

slip by (third-person singular simple present slips by, present participle slipping by, simple past and past participle slipped by)

  1. (ambitransitive, figuratively, sometimes) To pass without being noticed or intercepted.
    • The children managed to slip by when the patroller was looking away.
    • The children slipped by the patroller.
    Synonyms:
    go by

Synonyms of slip by

Forms of slip by

third-person singular presentslips by
present participleslipping by
past participleslipped by
pastslipped by

Questions about slip by

What does slip by mean?
Slip by means to pass without being noticed or intercepted.
What part of speech is slip by?
Slip by is a verb.
What is the past tense of slip by?
The past tense of slip by is slipped by.

Words near slip by in the dictionary

  1. slip and slides
  2. slip away
  3. slip back
  4. slip box
  5. slip boxes
  6. slip by
  7. slip case
  8. slip cases
  9. slip coach
  10. slip coaches
  11. slip dock

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