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Meaning of Pry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

pɹaɪ

Definitions

A surname.
An act of prying; a close and curious look.
A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever.
East-Anglia, US
A person who is very inquisitive or nosy; a busybody, a nosey parker.

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العربية حدق

Български извлека извличам лост

Català dotorejar

Deutsch aufhebeln genau hinsehen genau nachsehen Hebel Schnüffeln

Español abrir apalacando abrir palanqueando curiosear entremeter fisgar fisgonear hacer palanca hurgar husmear sapear vidajenear vinear

فارسی فضول کنجکاو

Suomi kammeta kangeta kanki kurkistaa nuuskia penkoa tiedustella tirkistää töllistellä udella urkinta urkkia urkkija uteleminen utelija utelu vipu vivuta

Français fouiller fureter Pry s'immiscer scruter

עברית מנוף

Italiano intrudere sbirciare

日本語抉詮索する首を突っ込む

Latina inquīrō

Nederlands boren gluren hefboom hendel loeren openwrikken priem priemen snuffelen steken wrikken

Polski podpatrywać podpatrzyć

Português bisbilhotar xeretar

Русский выведывать подсматривать рычаг следить шпионить

Examples

“With those beauties, scarce discern'd, / Kept with such sweet privacy, / That they seldom meet the eye / Of the little loves that fly / Round about with eager pry.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Pry | Babel Free

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