Transcription
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- [slohp]
- /sloʊp/
- /sləʊp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slohp]
- /sloʊp/
Definitions of sloped word
- verb without object sloped to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant. 1
- verb without object sloped to move at an inclination or obliquely: They sloped gradually westward. 1
- verb with object sloped to direct at a slant or inclination; incline from the horizontal or vertical: The sun sloped its beams. 1
- verb with object sloped to form with a slope or slant: to slope an embankment. 1
- noun sloped ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill. 1
- noun sloped inclination or slant, especially downward or upward. 1
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Origin of sloped
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; aphetic variant of aslope; akin to slip1
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Parts of speech for Sloped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sloped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sloped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sloped
adj sloped
- aslant — at a slant
- cater-cornered — diagonally placed; diagonal
adjective sloped
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
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