sneak up en · VERB
Meanings
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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!
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To 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sneaking up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sneaked up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sneaked up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sneaks up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| snuck up | Polite=Infm, Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| snuck up | Polite=Infm, Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| sneak up on | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
pl skradać się (to sneak up on) · uk підкрадатися (to sneak up on) · de sich anschleichen (to sneak up on) · cmn 偷偷走近 (to sneak up on) · la obrēpō (to sneak up on) · es acercarse sigilosamente (to sneak up on) · la subeō (to sneak up on) · chr ᎦᏃᎵ (to sneak up on)