Meaning of "sneak" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SNEAK

Old English snīcan to creep; from Old Norse snīkja to hanker after.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SNEAK

sneak  [sniːk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNEAK

Sneak is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sneak in English.

WHAT DOES SNEAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sneak

Sneak may refer to: ▪ Silent movement ▪ The Sneaks, a band from New Zealand ▪ The Sneaks, their debut album ▪ Quarterback sneak, an American football play ▪ Sneak magazine, a British weekly magazine published from 2002 to 2006 ▪ "Sneak", a 2012 apocalyptic fiction novel by Evan Angler ▪ Wiley Sneak, a main character on the British children's game show Trapped! ▪ Sneak, a notable installgentoo editor...

Definition of sneak in the English dictionary

The first definition of sneak in the dictionary is to move furtively. Other definition of sneak is to behave in a cowardly or underhand manner. Sneak is also to bring, take, or put stealthily.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SNEAK

PRESENT

Present

I sneak

you sneak

he/she/it sneaks

we sneak

you sneak

they sneak

Present continuous

I am sneaking

you are sneaking

he/she/it is sneaking

we are sneaking

you are sneaking

they are sneaking

Present perfect

I have sneaked

you have sneaked

he/she/it has sneaked

we have sneaked

you have sneaked

they have sneaked

Present perfect continuous

I have been sneaking

you have been sneaking

he/she/it has been sneaking

we have been sneaking

you have been sneaking

they have been sneaking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sneaked

you sneaked

he/she/it sneaked

we sneaked

you sneaked

they sneaked

Past continuous

I was sneaking

you were sneaking

he/she/it was sneaking

we were sneaking

you were sneaking

they were sneaking

Past perfect

I had sneaked

you had sneaked

he/she/it had sneaked

we had sneaked

you had sneaked

they had sneaked

Past perfect continuous

I had been sneaking

you had been sneaking

he/she/it had been sneaking

we had been sneaking

you had been sneaking

they had been sneaking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sneak

you will sneak

he/she/it will sneak

we will sneak

you will sneak

they will sneak

Future continuous

I will be sneaking

you will be sneaking

he/she/it will be sneaking

we will be sneaking

you will be sneaking

they will be sneaking

Future perfect

I will have sneaked

you will have sneaked

he/she/it will have sneaked

we will have sneaked

you will have sneaked

they will have sneaked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sneaking

you will have been sneaking

he/she/it will have been sneaking

we will have been sneaking

you will have been sneaking

they will have been sneaking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sneak

you would sneak

he/she/it would sneak

we would sneak

you would sneak

they would sneak

Conditional continuous

I would be sneaking

you would be sneaking

he/she/it would be sneaking

we would be sneaking

you would be sneaking

they would be sneaking

Conditional perfect

I would have sneak

you would have sneak

he/she/it would have sneak

we would have sneak

you would have sneak

they would have sneak

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sneaking

you would have been sneaking

he/she/it would have been sneaking

we would have been sneaking

you would have been sneaking

they would have been sneaking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sneak
we let´s sneak
you sneak

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sneak

Past participle

sneaked

Present Participle

sneaking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SNEAK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sneak» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sneak

accuser · betrayer · clandestine · creep · fizgig · furtive · ghost · grass · informer · nark · pad · quick · secret · sidle · sing · skulk · slink · slip · smuggle · snake in the grass · snatch · spirit · squealer · steal · stealthy · stool pigeon · tell tales · telltale · tiptoe

TRANSLATION OF SNEAK

Find out the translation of sneak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sneak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sneak» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 偷偷地走
• Translator English - Spanish: moverse sigilosamente
• English: sneak
• Translator English - Hindi: चुपके
• Translator English - Arabic: التسلل
• Translator English - Russian: подхалима
• Translator English - Portuguese: esgueirar-se
• Translator English - Bengali: ছিঁচকে চোর
• Translator English - French: se faufiler
• Translator English - Malay: Menyelinap
• Translator English - German: schleichen
• Translator English - Japanese: そっと歩く
• Translator English - Korean: 살금살금 가다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyelinep
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kẻ cắp vặt
• Translator English - Tamil: பதுங்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: चहाडी
• Translator English - Turkish: gizlice
• Translator English - Italian: sgattaiolare
• Translator English - Polish: Sneak
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підлабузника
• Translator English - Romanian: Sneak
• Translator English - Greek: sneak
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sluip
• Translator English - Swedish: sneak
• Translator English - Norwegian: sneak

10 QUOTES WITH «SNEAK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sneak.

1

Joe Adcock

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.

2

Gary Allan

If you come on my property, I've got you from the second that you enter on. There's little lasers... my TVs come on in my room and fall just right on you. So, there's no way to sneak up on me. And I've got a loud dog.

3

Justin Bieber

The Beliebers have done some pretty crazy stuff. Last week, the night before I was due to do a show in Germany, four girls went into a dumpster so they could sneak into the building. They climbed in and hid. When the guys working on the truck started getting the garbage they found them straight away. It was crazy.

4

Johnny Carson

I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.

5

Dana Carvey

I used to sneak up to the 8th floor and watch Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo rehearsing 'Saturday Night Live' and could only wonder if I would ever have the chance to be funny. It took me five years to go up the two stories, but it is such a sense of fulfillment to be able to show what I can do on national television.

6

Nayvadius Cash

When you're riding with your mom, and you're a kid, you'd listen to 'Dear Mama' and the radio friendly records. I used to sneak and listen to Too $hort.

7

Garth Ennis

There's immense fun to be had as long as you can sort of sneak it past DC. I have been told on occasion that I need to have more respect for these characters.

8

Al Feldstein

When I was a kid, I used to sneak down the stairs when my folks were listening to 'The Witch's Tale' and 'Inner Sanctum' on the radio. I went to see 'Frankenstein' in the movie theater and got the pants scared off of me.

9

Willie Geist

I often eat Skippy's Super Chunk peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon. I don't shamefully sneak it in the dark of night when everyone is in bed. I just twist that cap off and go to town right out in the open.

10

Ryan Guzman

Girls come up to me and start crying. Or they're so nervous, they are shaking. Some have tried to sneak grabs of my abs and my butt!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNEAK»

Discover the use of sneak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sneak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Jake Maddox: Quarterback Sneak

Anton loves football, but when Malik, the quarterback for his team, starts showing off and playing selfishly, Anton is worried that the team is suffering, and football is not so much fun anymore.

Jake Maddox, 2008

Sneak

“Apocalyptic dystopian fiction at its best.

Evan Angler, 2012

Swipe

When Logan and his friends discover the truth behind the Mark, will they ever be able to go back to being normal teenagers? Find out in the first book of this exciting series that is Left Behind meets Matched for middle-grade readers.

Evan Angler, 2012

Sneak the Sneaker

Sneak the Sneaker is a wise, understanding, and forgiving shoe who has figured out what is really important in life. Sneak the Sneaker is a story of peer pressure and bullying.

Linda Kucharski, 2010

Sneak Force: Mission 1 the Legend

The enemy is sneaky. The defense system is commanded by a video game interface. Five kids are at the controls. Meet the Sneak Force in this first installment of the ultimate sci-fi series.

Lynne N. Thomas, 2003

Ski School Sneak

Snowy situation!

Carolyn Keene, 2012

Hello Kitty Sweet, Happy, Fun Book!: A Sneak Peek Into Her ...

Features a collection of Hello Kitty ephemera and art, along with stories about the cartoon character's creation, the world it inhabits, and how its iconic status has influenced popular culture around the world.

Marie Moss, 2010

The Scorpio Races (Sneak Peek)

With her trademark lyricism, Maggie Stiefvater turns to a new world, where a pair are swept up in a daring, dangerous race across a cliff--with more than just their lives at stake should they lose.

Maggie Stiefvater, 2011

Hide-and-Sneak

SOMETIMES THE BEST ACTING IS DONE BY AMATEURS The Hardys’ friend Chet answers an ad in the paper for a role in a student film.

Franklin W. Dixon, 2012

Sneak Peek

WATCH ME by Shelley Bradley Shanna is set to become a dance champion until scandal robs her of her partner.

Shelley Bradley, Jaci Burton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNEAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sneak is used in the context of the following news items.

Woman who tries to sneak onto planes arrested twice in 2 days

CHICAGO – A woman who has repeatedly tried to sneak aboard airplanes has been arrested in Chicago twice in as many days, the latest incident while trying to ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

Yet Another Guy Confronts Kaitlyn on The Bachelorette! Watch Our …

Monday's installment picks up with an upset Shawn in Kaitlyn's doorway, concerned with the level of reciprocation he's getting. In our exclusive sneak peek, ... «TV Guide, Jun 15»

The Fosters Exclusive Sneak Peek: Will Jude's Birth Father Come …

The Fosters' Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Jude (Hayden Byerly) are as close as can be, but the one man who can tear them apart? Jude's birth father (Jamie ... «TV Guide, Jun 15»

Exclusive Sneak Peek: Watch the Most Awkward Sex Talk Ever on …

Sex talk on The Bachelorette is par for the course, but what happens when the guys have to talk about sex with a classroom full of kids? On Monday's episode ... «TV Guide, May 15»

iZombie Sneak Peek: Will Liv Ruin Ravi's Date with Peyton?

On Tuesday's episode, Ravi (Rahul Kohli) finally gets that much-anticipated date with Peyton (Alyson Michalka). But just in time for the big night, Liv (Rose ... «TV Guide, May 15»

Castle Finale Sneak Peek: See the Moment that Changed Castle's …

While seeing a mutilated corpse at a young age is plenty traumatic, the last couple seconds of the sneak peek suggest that event might be seared into Castle's ... «TV Guide, May 15»

Police: “Serial Stowaway” Known For Trying To Sneak Onto Planes …

A woman who's been caught multiple times — with varying instances of success — trying to sneak aboard planes without a ticket has been arrested at two ... «The Consumerist, May 15»

Once Upon a Time sneak peek: Snow White goes... evil?!

In a sneak peek from the two-hour season finale, it's Regina (Lana Parrilla) who attempts to rob Snow White's (Ginnifer Goodwin) carriage in the Enchanted ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»

New Girl Sneak Peek: Coach Says Goodbye to Winston and …

... is disabled in your browser. How much of a clean break does Coach need? Let's just say he may be losing a friend in the process, judging by this sneak peek: ... «TV Guide, May 15»

Secrets and Lies Finale Sneak Peek: Did Jess Kill Tom… and Abby?

In our exclusive sneak peek, while Ben (Ryan Phillippe) is looking for his daughter, he bursts into Jess' (Natalie Martinez) house and pins her against the wall ... «TV Guide, May 15»