Slopes Sloped Sloping River Verb Bre Sləʊp Sloʊp

• the garden slopes away towards the river.
• the path sloped gently down.
• sloping shoulders
• his handwriting slopes backwards.

slope

1. to be at an angle so that it is higher at one end than the other
• The garden slopes away towards the river.
• The path sloped gently down.
• sloping shoulders
2. to be at an angle rather than being straight or vertical
• His handwriting slopes backwards.
• It was a very old house with sloping walls.
3. to go somewhere quietly, especially in order to avoid something/somebody
• synonym slink
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• They got bored waiting for him and sloped off.

Extra Examples

• The field slopes down to a small river.
• The ground slopes away steeply at the back of the house.
• The garage is rectangular with a sloping roof.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they slope
• he / she / it slopes
• past simple sloped
• past participle sloped
• -ing form sloping

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (as a verb): from the obsolete adverb slope, a shortening of aslope. The use of the verb in sense 3 may be related to lope.