pry
US
/praɪ/
UK
/praɪ/
Meaning
To try to discover private information about someone, often by asking intrusive questions or interfering.
किसी की निजी बातें जानने की कोशिश करना, अक्सर दखल देने वाले सवाल पूछकर या बेवजह बीच में पड़कर।
Examples
“I didn't want to pry, so I waited for her to share the news.”
“My neighbor kept prying into our family business, which made us uncomfortable.”
“The reporter's prying questions made the actor guard his personal life.”
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Not natural: He pried on my personal life.
Better: He pried into my personal life.
Use “pry into” when you mean intruding into someone's private affairs; “pry on” is not the natural pattern.
किसी की निजी बातों में दखल देने के लिए “pry into” कहते हैं; “pry on” यहाँ स्वाभाविक नहीं है।
Not natural: She pried me about my salary.
Better: She pried into my finances.
“Pry” does not take a person directly as its object; use “pry into” before the private matter.
“Pry” के बाद व्यक्ति को सीधे object नहीं बनाते; निजी बात के पहले “pry into” इस्तेमाल करें।
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“Pry” often sounds critical: it suggests someone's curiosity is unwanted or crosses a privacy boundary.
“Pry” में अक्सर आलोचना का भाव होता है: इससे लगता है कि किसी की जिज्ञासा बेवजह दखल दे रही है।