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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slide

/ˈslaɪ̯d/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
slide
IPA
/ˈslaɪ̯d/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.

verb

To move on a low-friction surface.

Intransitive verb

verb

To drop down and skid into a base.

Intransitive verb

verb

To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.

Intransitive verb

verb

To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.

Transitive verb

verb

To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).

Transitive verb

verb

To pass inadvertently.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-West Germanic *slīdan Old English slīdan Middle English sliden English slide Inherited from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti, from *h₃sleydʰ- (“slippery”) + *-eti. Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

slides (present, singular) sliding (participle, present) slid (past) slid (participle, past) slidden (participle, past) slides (plural)

Derived Forms

aslide backslide bluntslide boardslide bogslide catslide cytoslide downslide earthslide filmslide hairslide landslide

Phrases

let slide slide into the DMs, slide into someone's DMs slide off slip and slide book-slide butter-slide cover slide dark slide

Synonyms

slip toboggan sled slippery dip slippery slide slider chute runner

Rhymes With

side outside died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied

Questions

How do you pronounce slide?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslaɪ̯d/.
What does slide mean?
To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
Where does slide come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-West Germanic *slīdan Old English slīdan Middle English sliden English slide Inherited from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti, from *h₃sleydʰ- (“slippery”) + *-eti. Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”).

How to pronounce slide

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