Meaning

1 senses

  1. To creep up on; stalk

Origin

Borrowed from Afrikaans bekruip, or alternatively from Dutch bekruipen, both from Middle D

Borrowed from Afrikaans bekruip, or alternatively from Dutch bekruipen, both from Middle Dutch becrûpen, equivalent to be- + creep.

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Forms

becreeps, becreeping, becrept, becrept
Base formbecreep · to becreep
3rd person singularbecreeps
Present participlebecreeping
Past simplebecrept
Past participlebecrept

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybecreep
he, she, itbecreeps

Past simpleLesson

all personsbecrept

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave becrept
he, she, ithas becrept

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill becreep

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beckbeckonbecomeA1bedA1bedbugbedclothes

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