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- [pree]
- /pri/
- /praɪ/
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- [pree]
- /pri/
Definitions of pried word
- verb with object pried to try, test, or taste. 1
- verb without object pried to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others. 1
- verb without object pried to look closely or curiously; peer; peep. 1
- noun plural pried an impertinently inquisitive person. 1
- noun plural pried an act of prying. 1
- noun plural pried a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage. 1
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Origin of pried
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English pryen, prien < ?
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Parts of speech for Pried
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pried popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pried usage trend in Literature
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verb pried
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- eavesdropped — Simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop.
- ferreted — Simple past tense and past participle of ferret.
- grabbled — Simple past tense and past participle of grabble.
- groped — to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
noun pried
- levered — Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).
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