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Narrator: Today's word is "Seep" — verb, pronounced /siːp/, with the stress on "seep".
Narrator: To seep is to leak or flow slowly through a porous material or small opening.
Narrator: In plain English, water seeps through a crack in a wall, or oil seeps from the ground.
Narrator: It probably comes from the Old English sipian, meaning to soak, related to seep.
Narrator: "To seep through" describes a liquid passing slowly through a material.
Narrator: It differs from leak because seep implies slow, gradual flow, whereas leak can be faster.
Narrator: "To seep in" is a sense meaning to enter slowly, often figuratively, as an idea does.
Narrator: Plumbing, geology, medicine and everyday speech all rely on the word seep.
Narrator: So remember: to seep is to leak slowly, possibly from the Old English for to soak.
Speaker A: What does seep mean?
Speaker B: To leak slowly! SEEP probably comes from the Old English sipian, to soak, so it means a liquid flowing slowly through a material.
Speaker A: So water seeps through a crack?
Speaker B: Yes — slowly and gradually!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Seep through"; "seep in"; "water seeping" — leaking, entering and flowing.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse seep with seepage, because seep is the verb, while seepage is the noun for what has seeped.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Leak' the faster cousin, 'ooze' the thick twin, 'trickle' the small alternative. The word keeps its slow charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "seep" in AI prompts — useful for plumbing apps and geology tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame plumbing?
Speaker B: Right. For a plumbing app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to fixing a seeping pipe, naming two steps.
Speaker A: How about a geology tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to explain:
Prompt: Draft a note on how oil seeps from the ground, naming one formation.
Speaker A: Could it help with a health bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame medicine:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how medicine seeps through the skin, naming one method.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a home chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short tip on stopping water seepage, naming one sealant.
Seep — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary