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Meaning of slip away

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

slip away

verb

Definitions

  1. To leave a place, or a gathering, without being noticed.

    Example: I'm going to try to slip away from work early, if I can.

  2. (of time) To pass quickly, almost unnoticed.

    Example: The months slipped away and became years.

  3. (of an advantage) To disappear; to elude one.

    Example: When Liverpool scored a third goal, their hopes of winning slipped away forever.

  4. To die peacefully.

    Example: He slipped away quietly in his sleep.