Dictionary entry

Pry

Pronunciation: /prʌɪ/

Pronunciation

/prʌɪ/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) ကော်သည်။ ကလော်သည်။

Definition

pry 1 /praÇ/ v ( pt, pp pried / praÇd/) ~ (into sth) စပ္စုသည္။ safe from prying eyes ❍ I don't want them prying into my affairs. pry 2 /praÇ/ v ( pt, pp pried /praÇd/) ( US ) ေကာ္သည္။ ကေလာ္ သည္။ PRISE: pry the lid off (a can) ❍ pry the can open ❍ pry information out of sb.

Examples

  1. I just glanced at the letter; I didn’t mean to pry.
  2. [pry into] : The press continues to pry into their affairs.
  3. [prying eyes] : They couldn’t conceal the information from prying eyes.
  4. [pry something open/off/away etc] : Try prying the lid off with a spoon.