lurk
To remain concealed in order to ambushTo remain concealed in order to ambush.
» I didn't want you lurking around me anyway.
Во всяком случае, я не хотел, чтобы ты был возле меня и караулил.
Meaning
5 sensesTo remain concealed in order to ambush.
lauern
таи́тьсяtaítʹsja, пря́татьсяprjátatʹsja, скрыва́тьсяskryvátʹsja
таїтисяtajitysja, ховатисяxovatysja, скриватисяskryvatysja
To remain unobserved.
To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
lauern
таи́тьсяtaítʹsja, поджида́тьpodžidátʹ
(Internet)To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.
to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence public
(UK, slang, transitive)To saddle (a person) with an undesirable task or duty.
Examples
49 sentencesI didn't want you lurking around me anyway.
ruВо всяком случае, я не хотел, чтобы ты был возле меня и караулил.
I saw someone lurking around outside your house last night.
The devil lurks behind the cross.
ruЗа крестом скрывается дьявол.
deDer Teufel lauert hinter dem Kreuze.
What is lurking in the shadows?
Who is lurking in the shadows?
ruКто скрывается в тени?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lurken, from Old Norse *lúrka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *lūrukōnąFrom Middle English lurken, from Old Norse *lúrka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *lūrukōną (“to be lying in wait, lurk”), equivalent to lour + -k (frequentative suffix).
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Forms
lurks, lurking, lurked, lurkedSynonyms
19 synonyms- lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner:skulk
- wait in hiding to attack:ambushscupperbushwhackwaylayambuscadelie in wait
- be about a place without any apparent purpose:loiterloungefootlelollygagloaflallygaghang aroundmess about
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle