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# seep

verb (seep, seeps, seeped, seeping)

«seep» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. When a liquid seeps, it flows slowly through small holes or cracks, a little at a time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#m1)
2. When a feeling or an idea seeps in, it slowly spreads into someone's mind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#m2)
3. Light, cold or smell can seep in through a gap, coming in slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, water seeps through soil, sand and rock; this is how rain gets underground and how wells fill. In everyday life, water seeps under a door in a storm or ink seeps through paper. Phrases: «seep in», «seep through», «seep out», «seep into».

### Examples

- Rainwater seeps into the ground and becomes groundwater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#x1)
- Water seeped under the door during the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#x2)
- The juice seeped through the paper bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#x3)
- Cold air seeped in through the cracked window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#x4)
- Ink seeped through the page and spoiled the next one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#x5)
- Slowly the truth seeped into his mind: he had lost the key. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#x6)
- Oil seeped out of the old car onto the driveway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#x7)
- Sand lets water seep through faster than clay does. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: past «seeped». Seep is slow and gentle; a gush or a pour is fast. Do not confuse seep with «sweep» (use a broom) or «steep» (very sloping). In science, water seeps faster through sand than clay because sand has bigger gaps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «seep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«seep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seep.html) on Mova free.