dip

B2 Topic:Verbs of Movement

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.

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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

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
- Verbs of Movement
- Actions & Processes

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