Englisch

Detailed Synonyms for pry in Englisch

pry:

to pry Verb (pries, pried, prying)

  1. to pry
    to nose; to browse; to ferret; to pry; to smell
    • nose Verb (noses, nosed, nosing)
    • browse Verb (browses, browsed, browsing)
    • ferret Verb (ferrets, ferreted, ferreting)
    • pry Verb (pries, pried, prying)
    • smell Verb (smells, smelled, smelling)
  2. to pry
    – be nosey 1
    to pry
    – be nosey 1
    • pry Verb (pries, pried, prying)
      • Don't pry into my personal matters!1
  3. to pry
    – to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open 1
    to lever; to prize; to pry; prise; jimmy
    – to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open 1
    • lever Verb (levers, levered, levering)
    • prize Verb, amerikanisch (prizes, prized, prizing)
    • pry Verb (pries, pried, prying)
      • Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail1
    • prise Verb, britisch
    • jimmy Verb
  4. to pry
    – make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry 1
    to prize
    – of superior grade 1
    • prize Verb, amerikanisch (prizes, prized, prizing)
      • prize carnations1
    to pry; prise
    – make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry 1
    • pry Verb (pries, pried, prying)
      • They pried the information out of him1
    • prise Verb, britisch
  5. to pry
    – search or inquire in a meddlesome way 1
    to poke; to pry; to nose; intrude; horn in
    – search or inquire in a meddlesome way 1
    • poke Verb (pokes, poked, poking)
    • pry Verb (pries, pried, prying)
    • nose Verb (noses, nosed, nosing)
      • This guy is always nosing around the office1
    • intrude Verb
    • horn in Verb

Konjugationen für pry:

present
  1. pry
  2. pry
  3. pries
  4. pry
  5. pry
  6. pry
simple past
  1. pried
  2. pried
  3. pried
  4. pried
  5. pried
  6. pried
present perfect
  1. have pried
  2. have pried
  3. has pried
  4. have pried
  5. have pried
  6. have pried
past continuous
  1. was prying
  2. were prying
  3. was prying
  4. were prying
  5. were prying
  6. were prying
future
  1. shall pry
  2. will pry
  3. will pry
  4. shall pry
  5. will pry
  6. will pry
continuous present
  1. am prying
  2. are prying
  3. is prying
  4. are prying
  5. are prying
  6. are prying
subjunctive
  1. be pried
  2. be pried
  3. be pried
  4. be pried
  5. be pried
  6. be pried
diverse
  1. pry!
  2. let's pry!
  3. pried
  4. prying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

pry [the ~] Nomen

  1. the pry
    the ferreter; the pry
  2. the pry
    – a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge 1
    the pry; the crowbar; the wrecking bar; the pry bar
    – a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge 1

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Alternate Synonyms for "pry":


Verwandte Definitionen für "pry":

  1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge1
  2. be nosey1
    • Don't pry into my personal matters!1
  3. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open1
    • Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail1
  4. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry1
    • They pried the information out of him1
  5. search or inquire in a meddlesome way1

Related Synonyms for pry