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# slipped away

phrase (verb phrase; slip, slips, slipped, slipping away)

«slipped away» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, polite) died quietly and peacefully.
2. left quietly without being noticed.
3. of time or a chance: passed or was lost ("the lead slipped away").

### In the lessons

Used gently about death in family talk, cards and news; polite, all regions. Also everyday for leaving quietly or losing something.

### Examples

- Grandma slipped away peacefully in her sleep.
- We slipped away from the party before the speeches.
- The holidays slipped away so fast.
- The team's lead slipped away in the second half.
- Our old dog slipped away with the family around him.
- The cat slipped away through the gap in the fence.

### Note

Context tells which: death, leaving, or time passing. "Slipped away" about a person in hospital usually means died.