Meaning of "snoop" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SNOOP

From Dutch snoepen to eat furtively.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF SNOOP

snoop  [snuːp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNOOP

Snoop 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 snoop in English.

WHAT DOES SNOOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Snoop

"Snoop" is a noun and verb referring to one who pries into the business of others; a busybody; it may also refer to: In aviation: ▪ Eastern Ultralights Snoop, ultralight aircraft In entertainment: ▪ Snoop Dogg, American rapper, actor and music producer ▪ Snoop, a character in the television series The Wire ▪ Felicia Pearson, also nicknamed "Snoop", the actress who plays the aforementioned character of the same name ▪ Snoopy, famous character in the comic strip Peanuts In technology: ▪ snoop, a utility to capture and inspect network packets, included with the Solaris operating system ▪ a snoop cycle in a microprocessor's cache coherency mechanism...

Definition of snoop in the English dictionary

The first definition of snoop in the dictionary is to pry into the private business of others. Other definition of snoop is a person who pries into the business of others. Snoop is also an act or instance of snooping.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SNOOP

PRESENT

Present

I snoop

you snoop

he/she/it snoops

we snoop

you snoop

they snoop

Present continuous

I am snooping

you are snooping

he/she/it is snooping

we are snooping

you are snooping

they are snooping

Present perfect

I have snooped

you have snooped

he/she/it has snooped

we have snooped

you have snooped

they have snooped

Present perfect continuous

I have been snooping

you have been snooping

he/she/it has been snooping

we have been snooping

you have been snooping

they have been snooping

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 snooped

you snooped

he/she/it snooped

we snooped

you snooped

they snooped

Past continuous

I was snooping

you were snooping

he/she/it was snooping

we were snooping

you were snooping

they were snooping

Past perfect

I had snooped

you had snooped

he/she/it had snooped

we had snooped

you had snooped

they had snooped

Past perfect continuous

I had been snooping

you had been snooping

he/she/it had been snooping

we had been snooping

you had been snooping

they had been snooping

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

FUTURE

Future

I will snoop

you will snoop

he/she/it will snoop

we will snoop

you will snoop

they will snoop

Future continuous

I will be snooping

you will be snooping

he/she/it will be snooping

we will be snooping

you will be snooping

they will be snooping

Future perfect

I will have snooped

you will have snooped

he/she/it will have snooped

we will have snooped

you will have snooped

they will have snooped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been snooping

you will have been snooping

he/she/it will have been snooping

we will have been snooping

you will have been snooping

they will have been snooping

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would snoop

you would snoop

he/she/it would snoop

we would snoop

you would snoop

they would snoop

Conditional continuous

I would be snooping

you would be snooping

he/she/it would be snooping

we would be snooping

you would be snooping

they would be snooping

Conditional perfect

I would have snoop

you would have snoop

he/she/it would have snoop

we would have snoop

you would have snoop

they would have snoop

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been snooping

you would have been snooping

he/she/it would have been snooping

we would have been snooping

you would have been snooping

they would have been snooping

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you snoop
we let´s snoop
you snoop

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to snoop

Past participle

snooped

Present Participle

snooping

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 «SNOOP»

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

synonyms of snoop

double agent · explore · fifth columnist · foreign agent · interfere · investigate · investigation · look · mole · nark · nose · prowl · pry · search · secret agent · spy

TRANSLATION OF SNOOP

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 窥探
• Translator English - Spanish: fisgar
• English: snoop
• Translator English - Hindi: जासूसी
• Translator English - Arabic: سنوب
• Translator English - Russian: Snoop
• Translator English - Portuguese: bisbilhotar
• Translator English - Bengali: অন্যের ব্যাপারে নাক গলানো
• Translator English - French: fouiner
• Translator English - Malay: Snoop
• Translator English - German: schnüffeln
• Translator English - Japanese: かぎ回る
• Translator English - Korean: 염탐하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Snoop
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ăn trộm
• Translator English - Tamil: ஸ்னுப்
• Translator English - Marathi: गुप्तचर
• Translator English - Turkish: meraklı
• Translator English - Italian: curiosare
• Translator English - Polish: Snoop
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Snoop
• Translator English - Romanian: snoop
• Translator English - Greek: κατασκοπεύω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: snoop
• Translator English - Swedish: snoop
• Translator English - Norwegian: snoop

2 QUOTES WITH «SNOOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word snoop.

1

Nick Clegg

Liberal Democrats in government will not follow the last Labour government by sounding the retreat on the protection of civil liberties in the United Kingdom. It continues to be essential that our civil liberties are safeguarded, and that the state is not given the powers to snoop on its citizens at will.

2

Hooman Majd

I know that my cell phone in Iran... is bugged, and they listen in, and my emails, I'm sure, are monitored inside Iran. They have my email address; it's not like they can't snoop on it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNOOP»

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

Snoop: What Your Stuff Says about You

Explores how one's private spaces--both at home and on the job--offer unexpected keys to one's personality, explaining how the things we own and how we arrange them can showcase personality traits and reveal how we interpret the world ...

Sam Gosling, 2009

The Word Snoop

This is a book for every aspiring writer, and every true reader.

Ursula Dubosarsky, 2009

Sophie the Snoop

After finding her piggy bank when it went missing, Sophie decides to change her name to Sophie the Snoop, but she discovers being a successful snoop is harder than it looks.

Lara Bergen, 2011

Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, And Hardcore Truths Of ...

A rap superstar presents an honest chronicle of his life, discussing the mean streets of Los Angeles where he grew up, his arrest on a murder charge, and his friendship with Tupac Shakur.

Snoop Dogg, Davin Seay, 2000

Hide and Snoop

When Odelia attempts to confront her new boss, Erica Mayfield, after she leaves her three-year-old niece with her for the weekend, she finds Erica's sister murdered and must prove her innocence.

Sue Ann Jaffarian, 2012

Grace After Midnight: A Memoir

While the story of coming up from the hood has been told by Antwone Fisher and Chris Gardner, among others, Snoop's tale goes far deeper into The Life than any previous books.

Felicia Pearson, 2007

The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, ...

Masts of an "Oscar"-class missile submarine [left to right): HF communications, Snoop Head/Bald Head (radar/ESM), Shot Gun (VHF/UHF communications), Park Lamp (VLF/LF receiver), and Pert Spring (satellite navigation). ♢ Snoop Plate ...

Norman Friedman, 1997

Sophie #5: Sophie the Snoop

Sophie already proved her super-sleuth skills when her piggybank went missing --- she tracked it down in no time. Now Sophie the Snoop is on the scene! This is going to be the name that sticks, Sophie just knows it.

Lara Bergen, 2011

Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales

A talented young musical performer struggles for survival in some of southern California's most disadvantaged neighborhoods, an effort that is complicated by his drug entanglements.

Snoop Dogg, David E. Talbert, 2007

Mr. Snoop is Murdered: A Mystery Play in One Act

Mr. Snoop. Is. Murdered. THE TIME: Evening of a spring day in the present year. THE PLACE : Oliver Sa.v's private office in the news rooms of the "Daily Standard ," located in a large metropolitan center. The office is typical of all city ...

James Reach, 1941

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNOOP»

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

Snoop Dogg -- Arrested in Sweden ... Claims Racial Profiling (VIDEO)

7/27 8:35 AM PT -- Swedish authorities tell TMZ ... Snoop was NOT driving at the time of the arrest, he was simply a passenger. But Snoop showed signs of ... «TMZ.com, Jul 15»

Snoop Dogg Sues Pabst Over Alcohol Endorsement Deal

Snoop Dogg has sued Pabst Brewing Company, the brewer behind Pabst Blue Ribbon and Colt 45, for breach of contract and interference with contractual ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»

Snoop Dogg wears Norwich shirt at Radio 1's Big Weekend

Wearing his new yellow and green Norwich City top, Snoop Dogg delivered a greatest hits set inside the packed, sweaty In New Music We Trust tent at Radio 1's ... «BBC News, May 15»

Snoop Dogg Thinks 'Game of Thrones' Actually Happened, is Based …

Namely, rapper Snoop Dogg, who seems to believe that the dragon-infested world of GoT is real ... or at least was real. When a reporter for the New York Post ... «Yahoo Music, May 15»

Top-dog Texas trooper kicks Snoop Dogg

The top-dog Texas trooper says Snoop Dogg is a bad dogg — a very bad dogg. Specifically, Snoop is a "dope smoking cop hater," according to Texas ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

Texas Trooper Sues His Bosses After Being Disciplined for Snoop …

Snoop Dogg attends a private listening session for his new album "Bush" at Club ... reprimanded over his photo with rapper Snoop Dogg at South by Southwest. «Billboard, Apr 15»

Texas trooper dogged for snap with Snoop

Snoop Dogg's Instagram page is stuffed with pictures of himself with scores of people he meets, but the one taken on March 20 did not go down well in Texas. «USA TODAY, Apr 15»

Martha Stewart accuses Snoop Dogg of 'smoking for four hours …

“Snoop has medical reprieve for marijuana, so he smoked for four-and-a-half hours right next to me,” she claimed during a video interview with Pop Sugar. «The Independent, Mar 15»

Snoop Dogg blames Ronald Reagan for LA gang violence during …

Snoop was talking about an HBO show he is developing that will be about life on the West Coast during the 1980s. The plot will center 'on a family whose ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

Hear Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Serve Up Delectable 'Peaches N Cream'

After forays into the worlds of reggae and funk as Snoop Lion and Snoopzilla, Snoop Dogg has reclaimed his original name and returned to his hip-hop roots ... «RollingStone.com, Mar 15»