slipped
UK[slɪpt]US[slɪpt]
v
Past tense and past participle of 'slip': to slide out of position or out of your hand by accident.
v
To go somewhere or put something somewhere quickly, often so that you are not noticed.
Etymology
The verb 'slip' originates from Middle Dutch 'slippen' or Middle Low German 'slippen', meaning to slide or glide. These are likely related to or derived from Proto-Germanic \slipaną, which carries the core sense of sliding smoothly. This Germanic root is further connected to the Proto-Indo-European root \sleib-, meaning slippery or to slide, a concept also seen in other words like 'slime'. The addition of the '-ed' suffix follows the standard English grammatical rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs, transforming the action of sliding or moving stealthily into a completed event in the past.
Analysis
The word 'slipped' is the inflected form of the verb 'slip', created by adding the regular past tense and past participle suffix '-ed' to the base form. The base 'slip' is a simplex word of Germanic origin.
Examples
The glass slipped from her hand and shattered on the floor.
He slipped the note into her bag when no one was looking.
Time slipped away as we talked through the afternoon.