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slips someone's mind

slips someone's mind is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 slips someone's mind

What is slips someone's mind the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slips someone's mind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slip someone's mind.

Words near slips someone's mind in the dictionary

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

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