sneak up
To deliver a sudden effect, often unexpectedly and without warningTo deliver a sudden effect, often unexpectedly and without warning.
» Tom sneaked up behind Mary.
Том незаметно подкрался к Мэри сзади. — sharptoothed
Том підкрався до Мері сзаду. — deniko
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Examples
52 sentencesTom sneaked up behind Mary.
Том підкрався до Мері сзаду. — deniko
ruТом незаметно подкрался к Мэри сзади. — sharptoothed
Tom snuck up behind Mary.
Том підкрався до Мері сзаду. — deniko
ruТом незаметно подкрался к Мэри сзади. — sharptoothed
Tom can't sneak up on anyone.
Meaning
2 sensesTo deliver a sudden effect, often unexpectedly and without warning.
Watch out for that brown liquor. It sneaks up on you quickly.
The weekend sneaked up on me.
sich anschleichen
підкрадатисяpidkradatysja
To approach a person or animal without being seen or heard
If you sneak up from behind like that, you'll give me a heart attack!
- advance stealthily or unnoticed
Forms
sneaks up, sneaking up, sneaked up, sneaked upirregular · Lesson
| Base form | sneak up · to sneak up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sneaks up |
| Present participle | sneaking up |
| Past simple | sneaked up / snuck up |
| Past participle | sneaked up / snuck up |
Tenses
sneak up · sneaked up · will sneak up · have sneaked upPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- sneak outescabullirse, descabullirse (disused)informalTo leave quietly or unnoticed.
- sneak upпідкрадатисяTo deliver a sudden effect, often unexpectedly and without warning.sich anschleichenTo deliver a sudden effect, often unexpectedly and without warning.acercarse sigilosamenteTo deliver a sudden effect, often unexpectedly and without warning.skradać sięTo deliver a sudden effect, often unexpectedly and without warning.To approach a person or animal without being seen or heard
- sneak inпрокрадываться, прокрастьсяcolarse, meterse nomásentrer en douceintrufolarsiTo enter without being noticed.
- sneak aroundTo get around censorship, bureaucratic barriers or authorities.
Synonyms
1 synonyms- advance stealthily or unnoticed:creep up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
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.