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- [prahy]
- /praɪ/
- /praɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prahy]
- /praɪ/
Definitions of pry word
- verb without object pry to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others. 1
- verb without object pry to look closely or curiously; peer; peep. 1
- noun plural pry an impertinently inquisitive person. 1
- noun plural pry an act of prying. 1
- noun plural pry a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage. 1
- noun plural pry the leverage exerted. 1
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Origin of pry
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 Pry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
pry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pry
verb pry
- avulse — to remove or take away by force
- be on to — (Idiomatic) To figure out; to realize the truth.
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- butt in — If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
- butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
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