pry

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[prʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- inquire too closely into a person's private affairs
(e.g: sorry, I didn't mean to pry)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘peer inquisitively’): of unknown origin


[prʌɪ], (Verb)

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Origin:
early 19th century: from the verb prise, interpreted as pries, third person singular of the present tense




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