creep up on in English

Forms: creeps up on [present, singular, third-person], creeping up on [participle, present], crept up on [participle, past], crept up on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|creep<,,crept> up on}} creep up on (third-person singular simple present creeps up on, present participle creeping up on, simple past and past participle crept up on)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "creeps up on",
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    },
    {
      "form": "creeping up on",
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    {
      "form": "crept up on",
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      "glosses": [
        "To sneakily arrive near someone in a position to startle them; to startle someone by creeping up behind them."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To sneakily arrive near someone in a position to startle them; to startle someone by creeping up behind them."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "creep up on"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "creeps up on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "creeping up on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crept up on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crept up on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        "English transitive verbs",
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      ],
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        "To sneakily arrive near someone in a position to startle them; to startle someone by creeping up behind them."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To sneakily arrive near someone in a position to startle them; to startle someone by creeping up behind them."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "creep up on"
}

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"creep up on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms