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Meaning of slip past | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of sneak past

Equivalents

Deutsch entgehen
Latina labo
Polski przemknąć przemykać prześlizgiwać prześlizgnąć

Examples

“Maud took an active part in the drive⟳, and with her cries and flourishings of the broken oar was of considerable assistance. I noticed, though, that whenever one looked tired and lagged, she let⟳ it slip⟳ past. But I noticed, also, whenever one, with a show⟳ of fight⟳, tried to break⟳ past, that her eyes glinted and showed bright, and she rapped it smartly with her club.”

CEFR level

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

slip someone a length slip someone's mind slip the cable slip through slip through someone's fingers slip through the cracks

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