Meaning

1 senses

  1. To advance or increase with stealth, unnoticed (literally or figuratively).

    The lioness has to creep up behind her prey so as not to be noticed.

    anschleichen

    advance stealthily or unnoticed

Examples

19 sentences

  1. Tom crept slowly up to the window.

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  2. Are you creeping up on me?

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  3. A smile crept up on her face.

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  4. A smile crept up on his face.

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  5. I think someone is creeping up on me.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to advance with stealth:

Forms

creeps up, creeping up, crept up, crept up
Base formcreep up · to creep up
3rd person singularcreeps up
Present participlecreeping up
Past simplecrept up
Past participlecrept up

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycreep up
he, she, itcreeps up

Past simpleLesson

all personscrept up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave crept up
he, she, ithas crept up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill creep up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • advance stealthily or unnoticed:sneak up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
creedcreekB2creepcreepercreepyB2crematecrematorium
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