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- [pree]
- /pri/
- /praɪ/
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- [pree]
- /pri/
Definitions of pries word
- verb with object pries to try, test, or taste. 1
- verb without object pries to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others. 1
- verb without object pries to look closely or curiously; peer; peep. 1
- noun plural pries an impertinently inquisitive person. 1
- noun plural pries an act of prying. 1
- noun plural pries a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage. 1
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Origin of pries
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 Pries
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pries 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pries usage trend in Literature
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