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slip someone's mind

slip someone's mind verb: to be forgotten by someone; to escape someone's memory.

Verb

slip someone's mind (third-person singular simple present slips someone's mind, present participle slipping someone's mind, simple past and past participle slipped someone's mind)

  1. (idiomatic) To be forgotten by someone; to escape someone's memory.
    • I meant to call her today, but it completely slipped my mind.

Forms of slip someone's mind

third-person singular presentslips someone's mind
present participleslipping someone's mind
past participleslipped someone's mind
pastslipped someone's mind

Questions about slip someone's mind

What does slip someone's mind mean?
Slip someone's mind means to be forgotten by someone; to escape someone's memory.
What part of speech is slip someone's mind?
Slip someone's mind is a verb.
What is the past tense of slip someone's mind?
The past tense of slip someone's mind is slipped someone's mind.

Words near slip someone's mind in the dictionary

  1. slip sheet
  2. slip sheet paper
  3. slip sheets
  4. Slip Slop Slap
  5. slip someone a length
  6. slip someone's mind
  7. slip steward
  8. slip stewards
  9. slip stitch
  10. slip stitches
  11. slip the cable

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