(to) stalk
Translations
Arabic: يطارد / يلاحق
Chinese (Mandarin): 跟踪 / 纠缠
French: traquer / harceler
German: verfolgen / belästigen
Hindi: पीछा करना
Japanese: つきまとう / ストーキングする
Korean: 몰래 따라다니다 / 스토킹하다
Polish: śledzić / prześladować
Portuguese: perseguir
Russian: преследовать
Spanish: acechar / acosar
Thai: สะกดรอยตาม
Turkish: takip etmek / taciz etmek
Vietnamese: rình rập / theo dõi
Type of Verb?
Verb (Transitive)
- Transitive: Requires a direct object.
- Example: “She was being stalked by a stranger.”
Definition/s
- To pursue or approach someone stealthily, often with harmful intent.
- To follow someone persistently or obsessively, especially in a threatening or unwanted manner.
- (Archaic/literary) To stride or move stiffly or haughtily.
Verb Forms
(to) stalk
Base Form
stalked
Past Form
stalked
Past Participle
stalking
Present Participle (-ing)
stalks
-s Form
Examples
- He was arrested for stalking his ex-girlfriend.
- The tiger stalked its prey in the tall grass.
- She felt she was being stalked, even though she hadn’t seen anyone.