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   Har·ry

   /ˈherē/

   

   verb

   • 1. persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory): "the raiders then spent three months harrying and burning the area" Similar attackassailassaultmaraudravagedevastatewreak havoc onplunderrobsackransackraidpillagelay waste toliterary:despoilrare:depredatereavespoliate
   • ▪ persistently harass: "the government is being mercilessly harried by a new lobby" Similar harasshoundpressurizebring pressure to bear onput pressure onlean onkeep on atgo on atchivvybedeviltormentpesterbotherdisturbworryannoybadgernagplaguepersecutemolestinformal:hasslebuggive someone a hard timedrive someone around the benddrive someone up the wallbe in someone's hairget on someone's backbreathe down someone's neckdrive someone round the twistOpposite leave in peace

   Word Origin Old Englishherian, hergian, of Germanic origin, probably influenced by Old French harier, in the same sense.

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   • harry somebody/something to make repeated attacks on an enemy synonym harass They harried the retreating army. Definition of harry verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   • Definition of harry verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary harry somebody to annoy or upset someone by continuously asking them questions or for something synonym harass She has been harried by the press all week. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   • The earliest known use of the verb harry is in the Old English period (pre-1150). harry is a word inherited from Germanic. harrowing, n. Old English– harry, v. Old English–

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   • The name Harry is short for Henry, which is originated from England. What is 'Hal' short for? How come Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is so short?

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   Definitions of harry. verb. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes. synonyms: ravage. see more. verb. annoy continually or chronically. “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked” synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, hassle, molest, plague, provoke. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈhɛri/ UK.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English har‧ry /ˈhæri/ verb (harried, harrying, harries) [ transitive] 1 to keep attacking an enemy 2 to keep asking someone for something in a way that is upsetting or annoying → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus harry • No longer are they helpless pawns, harried and wounded by the disease ...

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   May 6, 2024 · harry (third-person singular simple present harries, present participle harrying, simple past and past participle harried) ( transitive) To plunder, pillage, assault . To make repeated attacks on an enemy . To strip, lay waste, ravage . To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.

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   Harry definition: to harass, agitate, or trouble by or as if by repeated attacks; beleaguer. See examples of HARRY used in a sentence.

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   What does the verb harry mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb harry, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. harry has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022. har•ry (har′ ē), v., -ried, -ry•ing. v.t. to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts. Military to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside. v.i. to make harassing incursions.