creep
To move slowly with the abdomen close to the groundTo move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
» Tom creeps me out.
Том меня пугает. — odexed
Мені від Тома не по собі. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
10 senses(intransitive)To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
Lizards and snakes crept over the ground.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
(intransitive)To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
kriechen
стели́тьсяstelítʹsja
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
(intransitive)To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
He tried to creep past the guard without being seen.
schleichen
кра́стьсяkrástʹsja
(intransitive)To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
Prices have been creeping up all year.
(idiomatic)To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to insinuate itself or oneself.
Old age creeps upon us.
кра́стьсяkrástʹsja, подкра́дыватьсяpodkrádyvatʹsja
To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
The collodion on a negative, or a coat of varnish, may creep in drying.
The quicksilver on a mirror may creep.
оплыва́тьoplyvátʹ, оплы́тьoplýtʹ
To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
A creeping sycophant.
пресмыка́тьсяpresmykátʹsja
To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.
The sight made my flesh creep.
To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.
(intransitive, slang)To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.
Examples
241 sentencesTom creeps me out.
Мені від Тома не по собі. — deniko
ruТом меня пугает. — odexed
Tom crept closer to Mary.
Том підпівз ближче до Мері. — deniko
ruТом подполз к Мэри. — sharptoothed
The cat crept under the hedge.
deDie Katze kroch unter die Hecke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The cat crept toward the bird.
ruКошка подкралась к птице. — mrtaistoi
deDie Katze schlich sich an den Vogel heran. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That guy gives me the creeps.
deDer Typ macht mir eine Gänsehaut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 6
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English crepen, from Old English crēopan (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English crepen, from Old English crēopan (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to twist, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ- (“to turn, wind”).
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Forms
creeps, creeping, crept, creptPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle