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slipped someone's mind

slipped someone's mind is the simple past and past participle of slip someone's mind.

Meaning of slip someone's mind

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.

Questions about slipped someone's mind

What is slipped someone's mind the simple past and past participle of?
Slipped someone's mind is the simple past and past participle of slip someone's mind.

Words near slipped someone's mind in the dictionary

  1. slipped off someone's tongue
  2. slipped one past
  3. slipped one's wind
  4. slipped out
  5. slipped someone a length
  6. slipped someone's mind
  7. slipped through
  8. slipped through someone's fingers
  9. slipped through the cracks
  10. slipped through the net
  11. slipped under

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