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    pry
    /prʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. another term for prise North American

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  2. PRY definition: 1. to try to find out private facts about a person: 2. to move or lift something by pressing a…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of PRY is to look closely or inquisitively; also : to make a nosy or presumptuous inquiry. How to use pry in a sentence.

  4. Learn the meaning and usage of the verb pry, which can mean to force open, to inquire impertinently, or to obtain with difficulty. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of pry in British and American English.

  5. To pry is to try and find something out that is none of your business. We all hate people who pry, sticking their nose into our personal affairs, and it is an annoying and disrespectful habit. SKIP TO CONTENT

  6. 1. to force open by levering. 2. US and Canadian to extract or obtain with difficulty: they had to pry the news out of him. Equivalent term (in Britain and other countries): prise. [C14: of unknown origin]

  7. [intransitive] pry (into something) to try to find out information about other peoples private lives in a way that is annoying or rude. I'm sick of you prying into my personal life! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry. She tried to keep the children away from the prying eyes of the world's media.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb pry, which means to use force to separate something or to try to find out private information. See also the phrasal verb pry out and the difference between pry and prize.