annoy

«annoy» in Mova's school dictionary: to make them a little angry or fed up — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (annoy, annoys, annoyed, annoying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To annoy someone is to make them a little angry or fed up. tree →

2) Annoyed means feeling a bit angry; annoying describes the thing or person that causes it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In feelings and manners lessons pupils learn what annoys others (interrupting, kicking a chair, taking things) and how to say calmly «that annoys me». In stories a little brother annoys his sister. Phrases: annoyed with someone, annoyed about something, really annoying.

examples

• My little brother annoys me when he sings all day. tree →
• It annoys Mum when we leave muddy shoes on the floor. tree →
• I was annoyed with myself for losing my hat. tree →
• That buzzing fly is so annoying! tree →
• Please stop tapping — it's annoying. tree →
• She was annoyed about the rain. tree →
• Try not to annoy the dog. tree →
• “I knew them,” John said, to annoy the others. tree →

note

Regular verb (annoyed). Trap: «I am annoyed» (my feeling) vs «it is annoying» (the cause) — like bored/boring. Annoyed is weaker than angry. «Annoyed with a person», «annoyed about/at a thing».

In the corpora

• Bright camera flashes over years can fade delicate colours and annoy visitors; many museums allow photos without flash.
• Alice starts to feel uneasy: what will happen to her when it's her turn to annoy the Queen?
• That's what annoys me most!»
• Prank calls can scare or annoy people, especially older people living alone.
• To Tom it felt like a game; to Lily it hurt a bit and annoyed her a lot.

Trees and pragmatics

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