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slips away

slips away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slip away.

Meaning of slip away

Verb

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

  1. To leave without being noticed.
    • I'm going to try to slip away from work early, if I can.
    Synonyms:
    slide off, slip off, sneak off
  2. To pass quickly, almost unnoticed.
    • The months slipped away and became years.
  3. To disappear; to elude one; to recede; to dwindle.
    • What about love?
      Don't you want someone to care about you?
      What about love?
      Don't let it slip away1985, Brian Allen, Sheron Alton, Jim Vallance, “What About Love”, in Heart, performed by Heart
  4. (euphemistic) To die peacefully.
    • He slipped away quietly in his sleep.

Questions about slips away

What is slips away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slips away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slip away.

Words near slips away in the dictionary

  1. sliprails
  2. sliproad
  3. sliproads
  4. slips
  5. slips and capture
  6. slips away
  7. slips back
  8. slips by
  9. slips down
  10. slips in
  11. slips into

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