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- sneak up on
sneak up on
sneak up on someone or something
to approach someone or something quietly and in secret. Please don't sneak up on me like that. I sneaked up on the cake, hoping no one would see me. someone did.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Mack (2) | | - | Medieval English |
| Ljubomir | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian |
| Paola | | POW-lah (Italian), pah-O-lah (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
| Dima (2) | | DEE-mah | Russian |
| Laverne | | [lə'vɜ:n] | |
| Prudencio | | proo-DHEN-thyo (Spanish), proo-DHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |