creep
/kriːp/verb
उच्चारण क्रीप
धीरे-धीरे सरकना
Core word
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[I]
to move slowly, quietly and carefully, because you do not want to be seen or heard; to move or develop very slowly
धीरे-धीरे सरकना
- Doubts crept in.
- The cat crept slowly towards the sleeping bird on the wall.
- The thief crept into the house through the window.
+ 2 more examples
- Prices have started to creep up again.
- A feeling of tiredness crept over him.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
creep + adverb / preposition (verb)
Creep takes a direction word and describes quiet, careful or slow movement.
'Creep' के साथ दिशा बताने वाला शब्द आता है और यह चुपचाप, सावधान या धीमी गति बताता है।
- Radhika crept into the room so as not to wake the baby.
- The cat crept up to the bird.
creep (past: crept, crept)
The verb is irregular: creep, crept, crept; 'creeped' is wrong in most uses.
यह verb irregular है: creep, crept, crept; अधिकांश प्रयोगों में 'creeped' ग़लत है।
- Fog crept over the valley.
- A doubt had crept into her mind.
a creep (informal noun)
As an informal noun, 'a creep' is an unpleasant person who makes others uncomfortable.
Informal noun के रूप में 'a creep' ऐसा अप्रिय व्यक्ति है जो दूसरों को असहज करता है।
- Everyone avoided him because he was a creep.
- Do not talk to that creep.
creep + up / in / out
Particles change the meaning: creep up on means to approach unseen, and creep in means to enter slowly.
Particles अर्थ बदल देते हैं: 'creep up on' का अर्थ बिना दिखे पास आना और 'creep in' का अर्थ धीरे-धीरे भीतर आना है।
- Winter crept up on us this year.
- Small errors crept in when she was tired.
+Collocations 4
adverb + creep
slowlyquietlystealthilygraduallycautiously
- The thief crept quietly towards the window.
creep + preposition
creep intocreep up oncreep alongcreep towardscreep across
- Mist crept across the hills at dawn.
something creeps in
fear creeps indoubt creeps inerrors creep inprices creep upsleep creeps over
- Doubt crept in as the results were delayed.
the creeps (idiom)
give me the creepsgives the creepsgave her the creepsget the creepshad the creeps
- The deserted bungalow gave Radhika the creeps.
“More examples 5
- A lizard crept along the wall of the kitchen.
एक छिपकली रसोई की दीवार पर रेंगती हुई चली गई।
- The students crept out of the hall when the speech became long.
भाषण लंबा हो जाने पर विद्यार्थी चुपके से हॉल से बाहर खिसक गए।
- Prices have been creeping up for the past six months.
पिछले छह महीनों से कीमतें धीरे-धीरे बढ़ रही हैं।
- That dark lane gives me the creeps at night.
रात में वह अँधेरी गली मुझे डरा देती है।
- Tiredness crept over her as she studied late into the night.
रात देर तक पढ़ते हुए उस पर थकान धीरे-धीरे छा गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He creeped into the room quietly.
✓ He crept into the room quietly.
The past tense of creep is crept.
Creep का past tense 'crept' है।
✗ The prices are creeping up slowly since last year.
✓ The prices have been creeping up slowly since last year.
With 'since', use the present perfect continuous for an action that is still going on.
'Since' के साथ अब भी जारी क्रिया के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs describe slow or quiet movement, but each has a different feel.
ये verbs धीमी या शांत गति बताते हैं, पर हर एक का भाव अलग है।
To move slowly and quietly, often so as not to be noticed.
धीरे और चुपचाप चलना, प्रायः इसलिए कि कोई ध्यान न दे।
- She crept downstairs at midnight.
To move secretly, usually to do something you should not.
गुप्त रूप से चलना, प्रायः ऐसा काम करने के लिए जो नहीं करना चाहिए।
- He sneaked into the exam hall.
To move on hands and knees or extremely slowly.
हाथों और घुटनों के बल या बहुत धीरे चलना।
- The baby crawled to the toy.
→Phrasal verbs 2
creep up on sb
to move slowly nearer to somebody without being noticed; (of a feeling or situation) to start to affect somebody gradually
(चुपके से किसी के) पास आ जाना; (किसी भावना या स्थिति का) धीरे-धीरे हावी होना
- Old age creeps up on all of us.
- The exam date has crept up on me faster than I expected.
creep in
to begin to happen or exist gradually
धीरे-धीरे आ जाना, घुस जाना
- Mistakes began to creep in as he got tired.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms: creep, crept, crept; creepy means causing fear.
Verb forms: creep, crept, crept; creepy का अर्थ डरावना है।