seep

S0216200 (sēp)intr.v. seeped, seep·ing, seeps 1. To pass slowly through small openings or pores; ooze: Water is seeping into the basement.2. To enter, depart, or become diffused gradually: The importance of the situation finally seeped into my brain. The news seeped out bit by bit.n. A place on land or underwater where a liquid or gas oozes out of the ground.

[Alteration of dialectal sipe.]

seep

(siːp) vb (intr) to pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings; oozen1. a small spring or place where water, oil, etc, has oozed through the ground2. another word for seepage[Old English sīpian; related to Middle High German sīfen, Swedish dialect sipa]

seep

(sip)

v.i. 1. to pass, flow, or ooze gradually, as through a porous substance. 2. to become diffused; permeate. v.t. 3. to cause to seep; filter. n. 4. moisture that seeps out; seepage. 5. a small spring, pool, or the like, where liquid from the ground has oozed to the surface. [1780–90; perhaps variant of dial. sipe, itself perhaps continuing Old English sīpian (c. Middle Low German sīpen)] seep′y, adj.

seep

Past participle: seeped
Gerund: seeping

Imperative
seep
seep

Present
I seep
you seep
he/she/it seeps
we seep
you seep
they seep

Preterite
I seeped
you seeped
he/she/it seeped
we seeped
you seeped
they seeped

Present Continuous
I am seeping
you are seeping
he/she/it is seeping
we are seeping
you are seeping
they are seeping

Present Perfect
I have seeped
you have seeped
he/she/it has seeped
we have seeped
you have seeped
they have seeped

Past Continuous
I was seeping
you were seeping
he/she/it was seeping
we were seeping
you were seeping
they were seeping

Past Perfect
I had seeped
you had seeped
he/she/it had seeped
we had seeped
you had seeped
they had seeped

Future
I will seep
you will seep
he/she/it will seep
we will seep
you will seep
they will seep

Future Perfect
I will have seeped
you will have seeped
he/she/it will have seeped
we will have seeped
you will have seeped
they will have seeped

Future Continuous
I will be seeping
you will be seeping
he/she/it will be seeping
we will be seeping
you will be seeping
they will be seeping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been seeping
you have been seeping
he/she/it has been seeping
we have been seeping
you have been seeping
they have been seeping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been seeping
you will have been seeping
he/she/it will have been seeping
we will have been seeping
you will have been seeping
they will have been seeping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been seeping
you had been seeping
he/she/it had been seeping
we had been seeping
you had been seeping
they had been seeping

Conditional
I would seep
you would seep
he/she/it would seep
we would seep
you would seep
they would seep

Past Conditional
I would have seeped
you would have seeped
he/she/it would have seeped
we would have seeped
you would have seeped
they would have seeped

Thesaurus

Verb

seep - pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openingsoozecourse, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

seep

verb ooze, well, leak, soak, bleed, weep, trickle, leach, exude, permeate, percolate Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs.

seep

verbTo flow or leak out or emit something slowly:bleed, exude, leach, ooze, percolate, transpire, transude, weep.

Translations

渗出

seep

(siːp) verb (of liquids) to flow slowly eg through a very small opening. Blood seeped out through the bandage round his head; All his confidence seeped away.渗出

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seep away

1. Literally, of a gas or liquid, to flow out and escape from (something) gradually but steadily, as through a leak, crack, puncture, etc. There must have be a leak in the oil tank of the car, because it keeps seeping away onto the driveway. Make sure you close the valve tight on that jar—we don't want any of the gas to seep away.2. By extension, to dwindle or disappear gradually but steadily. The goodwill he had earned with his employers began seeping away after he started showing up to work late. Once the undisputed kings of Hollywood, the movie studios good fortunes began to seep away after a series of poor business decisions.See also: away, seep

seep in(to something)

To flow or leak in(to something) gradually but steadily. I realized there was a fire downstairs when I noticed smoke seeping into our bedroom. I made sure to make the container airtight so no moisture seeps in.See also: seep

seep out

1. Of a liquid, gel, paste, etc., to leak or flow out of some crack, breach, or flaw in something. I realized there was a fire downstairs when I noticed smoke seeping into our bedroom. I made sure to make the container airtight so no moisture seeps in.2. To become known to those from whom (something) was supposed to remain secret or classified. The senator always held himself up as a beacon of moral standards, but as rumors and details of his infidelities and substances abuses seeped out, he eventually became a pariah among his constituents. News of the merger seeped out months before the two companies made a formal announcement about it.See also: out, seep

seep through (something)

To soak or permeate completely through something, reaching or escaping through the other side. There must be a leak in one of the pipes, because water has started seeping through the walls. The coffee I spilled in my bag seeped through every single one of my books.See also: seep, through

seep away

[for a fluid] to escape little by little, as through a leak. All the oil seeped away, leaving none in the engine. The water seeped away after a while.See also: away, seep

seep in (to something)

[for a fluid] to trickle or leak out of something. Water is seeping into the basement. Water is seeping in very slowly.See also: seep

seep out (of something)

[for a fluid] to trickle or leak out of something. A lot of oil has seeped out of the car onto the driveway. There is oil seeping out. There must be a leak.See also: out, seep

seep through something

[for a fluid] to permeate something and escape. The oil seeped through the gasket onto the ground. Some water seeped through the ceiling, ruining our carpet as well as the ceiling.See also: seep, through

seep out

v.1. To escape or pass slowly through small openings or pores: I think that gas is seeping out through a crack in the tank.2. To become known to the public through a breach of secrecy: The details they refused to talk about will eventually seep out to the press.See also: out, seep

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verb ooze

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verb to flow or leak out or emit something slowly

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verb pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

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