Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pry
Participle: pried
Gerund: prying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pry |
| you | pry |
| he;she;it | pries |
| we | pry |
| you | pry |
| they | pry |
Perfect
| I | have pried |
| you | have pried |
| he;she;it | has pried |
| we | have pried |
| you | have pried |
| they | have pried |
Past
| I | pried |
| you | pried |
| he;she;it | pried |
| we | pried |
| you | pried |
| they | pried |
Pluperfect
| I | had pried |
| you | had pried |
| he;she;it | had pried |
| we | had pried |
| you | had pried |
| they | had pried |
Future
| I | will pry |
| you | will pry |
| he;she;it | will pry |
| we | will pry |
| you | will pry |
| they | will pry |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pried |
| you | will have pried |
| he;she;it | will have pried |
| we | will have pried |
| you | will have pried |
| they | will have pried |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pry |
| you | pry |
| he;she;it | pry |
| we | pry |
| you | pry |
| they | pry |
Perfect
| I | have pried |
| you | have pried |
| he;she;it | have pried |
| we | have pried |
| you | have pried |
| they | have pried |
Imperfect
| I | pried |
| you | pried |
| he;she;it | pried |
| we | pried |
| you | pried |
| they | pried |
Pluperfect
| I | had pried |
| you | had pried |
| he;she;it | had pried |
| we | had pried |
| you | had pried |
| they | had pried |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pry |
| you | would pry |
| he;she;it | would pry |
| we | would pry |
| you | would pry |
| they | would pry |
Perfect
| I | would have pried |
| you | would have pried |
| he;she;it | would have pried |
| we | would have pried |
| you | would have pried |
| they | would have pried |
Imperative
| you | pry |
| we | Let's pry |
| you | pry |
Verbs conjugated like 'pry'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pry'
cry,
dry,
fry,
pay,
ply,
pray,
prey,
try,
wry,
3rd,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- lever
- jimmy, push, lift, prize, pull, move, tilt, hoist
- snoop
- peep, search, spy, seek, reconnoiter, inquire
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "look inquisitively," 1307, from prien "to peer in," of unknown origin, perhaps from O.E. bepriwan "to wink."
2. The verb is inherited from Middle English prien, pryen (“to look closely, peer into, pry, spy”) [and other forms], from Old English *prīwan, *prēowian (“to look narrowly, to squint at”), attested by Old English beprīwan, beprēwan (“to wink”); further etymology unknown, but probably akin to Old English *prēowot (“closing of the eyes”), attested only in combination – compare prēowthwīl (“blink or twinkling of an eye, moment”), princ (“a wink”): see prink.
3. The noun is derived from the verb.
Sample Sentences
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But we forbear, out of sympathy to our readers ’ bones. Western travellers, who have beguiled the midnight hour in the interesting process of pulling down rail fences, to pry their carriages out of mud holes, will have a respectful and mournful sympathy with our unfortunate hero. We beg them to drop a silent tear, and pass on.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)