pry
UKprai
USpraı
معنی فارسی
آلت دقيق نگاه کردن ، کاويدن ، کاوش کردن ،
جستجو کردن ، فضولي کردن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'pryen', meaning 'to peer', ultimately of Germanic origin.
مثال
- It's not polite to pry into someone's personal life.
- She couldn't resist prying into her neighbor's business.
- He felt uncomfortable when others tried to pry into his financial matters.
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open “The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- be nosey “Don't pry into my personal matters!” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s PP”
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way “This guy is always nosing around the office” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s PP”
- make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry “They pried the information out of him” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
مترادفها
verb neuter
Peer, peep, search, look closely or narrowly, scrutinize, examine, inspect, question, investigate, be inquisitive.