sneak

[US]/sniːk/
[UK]/sniːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. kufanya vitendo kwa njia ya njama; kuhama kimyakimya na kwa siri; [Slang ya Kiingereza] kuripoti mtu kwa mwalimu
vt. kufanya jambo kwa siri; kupata jambo kwa njia ya njama
n. mtu anayefanya vitendo kwa njia ya njama; tabibu ya siri au ya njama
adj. yaliyofanywa kwa siri.
Word Forms
Past Tensesneaked
Present Participlesneaking
Third Person Singularsneaks
Pluralsneaks
Past Participlesneaked

Phrases & Collocations

sneak around

kusokotea

sneak up on

kusogoka kwa polepole

sneak peek

kuangalia kwa siri

sneak out

kutoroka kwa siri

sneak past

kupita kwa siri

sneak in

ingia kwa siri

sneak away

kutoroka kwa siri

sneak out of

kutoka kwa siri

sneak attack

shambulio la siri

sneak preview

hakiki ya awali

Example Sentences

a sneak attack by terrorists.

mashambulio ya majambazi ya majambazi.

a sneaking suspicion

shaka ya siri.

an unpleasant, sneaking habit.

tabia ya kupenda kufanya vitu kwa siri na bila kuonekana.

sneak a watch into one's purse

kuweka saa mfukweni kwa siri.

sneak a look at one's book

kupepesa jicho kuona kitabu cha mtu kwa siri.

sneak an apple from a shop

kuiba apple kutoka kwenye duka

Don't you be a sneak !

Usifanywe mkweli!

sneak preparations for war.

kuanda maandalizi ya vita kwa siri.

to buy a certain sneaker

kununua kiatu cha aina fulani.

someone sneaked a camera inside.

mdogo aliweka kamera ndani.

she sneaked on us.

alituarifu kwa siri.

have a sneaking fondness for jazz

kucheza na jazz kwa siri.

have a sneaking feeling that it is not right

kuogopa kwamba si sawa.

sneak candy into one's mouth; sneaked a look at the grade sheet.

kuweka pipi kinywa chako; alitazama daraja la karatasi.

have a sneaking ambition to become an orchestra conductor

kuwa na tamaa ya siri ya kuwa mwandishi wa orkestera.

Typhoid fever sneaks in when sanitation fails.

Hamisha typhoid huingia wakati usafi hauendani.

she and Steve sneaked off for a quick grope.

yeye na Steve waliondoka kwa siri kwa ajili ya kugusa haraka.

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