verb / noun · neutral
dip
/dɪp/DIP
task1
to fall slightly or for a short time / a small fall
Examples
“Sales dipped in February but recovered in March.”
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Band 8 sentence
“There was a brief dip in visitor numbers in January, but figures rose again in February.”
Collocations
- a slight dip
- dip temporarily
- dipped to
Word family
dip verb / noundipped verb (past)dipping verb-ing / adj
Common mistakes
dip down→dip
a small dip of 3%→a small dip to 3% / a small dip of 3 percentage points
Say it for a higher band
5fall a bit→6drop slightly→7+dip
Synonyms
fall slightly
drop slightly
Easily confused
drop
“Profits dropped significantly after the scandal.”
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