sneak past
To get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdleTo get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.
» We heard the guard snoring and snuck past him.
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1 sensesTo get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.
It might be seen as inappropriate, but I'll sneak it past human resources.
Examples
3 sentencesWe heard the guard snoring and snuck past him.
Tom snuck past the guard.
Boldi snuck past the guard into the street.
Forms
sneaks past, sneaking past, sneaked past, sneaked past| Base form | sneak past · to sneak past |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sneaks past |
| Present participle | sneaking past |
| Past simple | sneaked past / snuck past |
| Past participle | sneaked past / snuck past |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.