Seep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːp/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːp/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈiːp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ooze

Word Forms

seepage	noun	the process of seeping
ooze	noun	the process of seeping
oozing	noun	the process of seeping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sickern

allmählich passieren oder durch oder wie durch kleine Öffnungen austreten

🇫🇷French

infiltrer

passer progressivement ou fuir à travers ou comme à travers de petites ouvertures

🇪🇸Spanish

filtrarse

pasar gradualmente o filtrarse a través o como a través de pequeñas aberturas

🇮🇹Italian

filtrare

passare gradualmente o fuoriuscire attraverso o come attraverso piccole aperture

🇳🇱Dutch

sijpelen

geleidelijk passeren of door of als door kleine openingen lekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

infiltrar

passar gradualmente ou vazar através ou como se fosse através de pequenas aberturas

🇷🇺Russian

просачиваться

проходят постепенно или просачиваются через небольшие отверстия или как бы через них

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिसना

धीरे-धीरे गुज़रें या रिसें या मानो छोटे-छोटे छिद्रों से गुज़रें

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝরা

ধীরে ধীরে পাস বা ফুটো মাধ্যমে বা ছোট খোলার মাধ্যমে যদি

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

படிப்படியாக அல்லது சிறிய திறப்புகள் வழியாக அல்லது கசிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్రవించు

క్రమంగా లేదా లీక్ ద్వారా లేదా చిన్న ఓపెనింగ్స్ ద్వారా వెళుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

झिरपणे

हळूहळू जाणे किंवा गळती होणे किंवा लहान छिद्रांमधून जाणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીપ

ધીમે ધીમે પસાર થાય છે અથવા નાના છિદ્રોમાંથી પસાર થાય છે અથવા જાણે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋರುತ್ತವೆ

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಹಾದುಹೋಗು ಅಥವಾ ಸೋರಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಣ್ಣ ತೆರೆಯುವಿಕೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴുകുക

ക്രമേണ കടന്നുപോകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെറിയ തുറസ്സുകളിലൂടെ ഒഴുകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ ਲੰਘੋ ਜਾਂ ਲੀਕ ਹੋਵੋ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਛੋਟੇ ਖੁੱਲਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھونکنا

آہستہ آہستہ گزریں یا لیک ہو جائیں یا جیسے چھوٹے سوراخوں سے گزریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渗透

逐渐通过或泄漏或好像通过小开口

🇯🇵Japanese

染み出す

徐々に通過する、または小さな開口部を通って、またはあたかもそこから漏れるかのように漏れる

🇰🇷Korean

수륙 양용 지프

점차적으로 통과하거나 작은 구멍을 통해 누출되는 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thấm

đi dần dần hoặc rò rỉ qua hoặc như thể xuyên qua các lỗ nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ซึม

ค่อยๆ ผ่านไป หรือรั่วไหลผ่าน หรือเหมือนผ่านช่องเล็กๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meresap

lewat secara bertahap atau bocor melalui atau seolah-olah melalui lubang kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

tumagos

unti-unting dumaan o tumutulo o parang sa maliliit na siwang

🇲🇾Malay

meresap

melepasi secara beransur-ansur atau bocor melalui atau seolah-olah melalui bukaan kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نز

تمر تدريجيا أو تتسرب من خلال أو كما لو كانت من خلال فتحات صغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

تراوش کردن

به تدریج عبور کند یا از طریق یا از طریق سوراخ های کوچک نشت کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sızıntı

yavaş yavaş geçer veya içinden sızar veya sanki küçük açıklıklardan geçer gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַלחֵל

לעבור בהדרגה או לדלוף דרך או כאילו דרך פתחים קטנים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'seep'?

The primary meaning of 'seep' is 'pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'seep' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'seep' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'seep' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'seep' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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