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- [har-ee]
- /ˈhær i/
- /ˈhær.i/
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- [har-ee]
- /ˈhær i/
Definitions of harry word
- verb with object harry to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts. 1
- verb with object harry to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside. 1
- verb without object harry to make harassing incursions. 1
- noun harry Henry ("Harry") 1596–1662, English composer. 1
- noun harry Lewis E(dward) 1883–1947, U.S. penologist. 1
- noun harry Persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory). 1
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Origin of harry
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English herien, Old English her(g)ian (derivative of here army); cognate with German verheeren, Old Norse herja to harry, lay waste
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Parts of speech for Harry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
harry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
harry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for harry
verb harry
- beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
- sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
- torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
- ravage — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- molest — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
adjective harry
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
- filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
- packer — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
Antonyms for harry
verb harry
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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