dip

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US /dɪp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like deep /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Freq #6040

Meanings

1

verb
To put something quickly into a liquid and take it out again.

She dipped the bread into the soup.
2

verb
To go down or become lower.

The sun dipped below the horizon as evening came.
3

verb
To put your hand or a container into something to take a little out.

I had to dip into my savings to pay the bills.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to put something quickly... dunkdouse

2 verb · to go down or become lower. sink

Word family

Forms dippeddippingdips

Derived forms bedipdip-coatdipcoatdipfuckdipheaddippabledipperdipsectordipstickdipwaddouble-dipdowndip

Related forms dilvip

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Phrases (1)

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dipped into
to reach briefly into a container or enclosed space

Verb + preposition/particle

Proverbs (1)

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Don't dip your pen in the company ink

Simplified etymology

Dip is an Old English word historically related to deep and dive.

Etymology

From Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-West Germanic *duppjan, from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną; see *daupijaną (“to dip”). Related to deep.

*dʰewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European dippen Middle English dyppan Old English *duppjan Proto-West Germanic *dupjaną Proto-Germanic

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# dip

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 6040

## Meanings
1. To put something quickly into a liquid and take it out again.
2. To go down or become lower.
3. To put your hand or a container into something to take a little out.

## Examples
- She dipped the bread into the soup.
- The sun dipped below the horizon as evening came.
- I had to dip into my savings to pay the bills.

## Derived Forms
- bedip
- dip-coat
- dipcoat
- dipfuck
- diphead
- dippable
- dipper
- dipsector
- dipstick
- dipwad
- double-dip
- downdip

## Related Forms
- dil
- vip

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰewbʰ-
- Root: dippen
- Root: dyppan
- Root: *duppjan
- Root: *dupjaną

## Etymology
From Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-West Germanic *duppjan, from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną; see *daupijaną (“to dip”). Related to deep.

## AI Etymology
dip comes from Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-West Germanic *duppjan, from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną; see *daupijaną (“to dip”). Related to deep. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, Middle English dippen, Old English dyppan, Proto-West Germanic *duppjan, Proto-Germanic *dupjaną. Current senses include to put something quickly into a liquid and take it out again and to go down or become lower. English relatives and later formations include bedip, dip-coat, dipcoat, dil, vip.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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