slip someone's mind

verb

To be forgotten by someone; to escape someone's memory.

“I meant to call her today, but it completely slipped my mind.”

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Meanings

verbslip someone's mind (third-person singular simple present slips someone's mind, present participle slipping someone's mind, simple past and past participle slipped someone's mind)

present singular third person slips someone's mind · participle present slipping someone's mind · participle past slipped someone's mind · past slipped someone's mind

  1. idiomaticTo be forgotten by someone; to escape someone's memory.

    I meant to call her today, but it completely slipped my mind.

Translations

Catalan estar oblidat
  • estar oblidatTranslations
French oublier, sortir de l'esprit de quelqu'un
  • oublierTranslations
  • sortir de l'esprit de quelqu'unTranslations
  • échapper à quelqu'unTranslations
Italian stare dimenticato
  • stare dimenticatoTranslations
Latin dediscor
  • dediscorTranslations
Polish wypadać z głowy, wypaść z głowy
  • wypadać z głowyTranslations
  • wypaść z głowyTranslations
Portuguese estar esquecido
  • estar esquecidoTranslations
Spanish olvidársele, estar olvidado
  • olvidárseleTranslations
  • estar olvidadoTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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