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sneaked past

sneaked past is the simple past and past participle of sneak past.

Meaning of sneak past

Verb

sneak past (third-person singular simple present sneaks past, present participle sneaking past, simple past and past participle sneaked past or (Canada, US) snuck past)

  1. (transitive) To get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.
    • It might be seen as inappropriate, but I'll sneak it past human resources.

Questions about sneaked past

What is sneaked past the simple past and past participle of?
Sneaked past is the simple past and past participle of sneak past.

Words near sneaked past in the dictionary

  1. sneakboxes
  2. sneaked
  3. sneaked around
  4. sneaked in
  5. sneaked out
  6. sneaked past
  7. sneaked up
  8. sneaker
  9. sneaker male
  10. sneaker males
  11. sneaker sock

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