pry

«pry» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to force something open or up with a tool, or to ask… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (pries, pried, prying)

meaning for a pupil

To pry is to force something open or up with a tool, or to ask questions about things that are none of your business. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Jeremiah it means to peer and watch closely, like a hunter lying in wait to catch someone. Interpretation: Jeremiah warns that wicked men in Israel lay traps for others. The tradition reads this as a condemnation of cheating the poor. In the primary lessons: in stories, someone uses a tool to lever open a lid or a mouth; in everyday life, to look into other people's private matters

examples

• For among My people are found wicked men; they pry, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. (Prophets JER.5.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• He tried to pry the lid off the box with a spoon. tree →
• Please do not pry into my letters. tree →
• The men pried the stone from the ground. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.