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Meaning of slip in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly
    transitive
  2. To enter discreetly
    transitive
  3. To play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.
    transitive

Examples

“A minute into the second half, Hazard blasted the second goal right over Gordon's head and into his net. Soon after, Charlie Mulgrew's aimless ball out of defence fell to Dembele, who gave it to Hazard. The attacker slipped in Batshuayi in for the third.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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