trip

Pronunciation

• enPR: trĭp, IPA ^(key): /trɪp/ or [t̠ʰr̠̊ɪp]

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Noun

Singular trip

Plural trips

1. (countable) A trip is a journey to a place

   Let us go on a trip to John Doe Mountain. I have not been there in a while.

2. (countable) A trip is when a person stumbles over something.

   He broke his wrist after that nasty trip.

Verb

Plain form trip

Third-person singular trips

Past tense tripped

Past participle tripped

Present participle tripping

1. When a person trips, he stumbles over something.

   Be careful of all the books on the floor. You do not want to trip.