Phrase guide

slip by

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To pass without being noticed or intercepted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, figuratively, sometimes

Examples

  • The children managed to slip by when the patroller was looking away.
  • The children slipped by the patroller.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

pass by

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • three years elapsed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elapse, lapse, pass, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

Narrower terms: fly, fell, vanish

History

Etymology

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