harry

«harry» in Mova's school dictionary: A boy's or man's name, short for Henry or Harold, as in… — 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 (harry, harries, harried, harrying); proper noun (Harry — a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) (proper noun, Harry) A boy's or man's name, short for Henry or Harold, as in Harry Potter or Prince Harry. tree →

2) (verb) To keep attacking or annoying someone again and again: «The dogs harried the sheep». tree →

3) (harried, adjective) Stressed and rushed because of too much to do. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and reading: Harry is a very common character name. As a verb it is a story or history word: armies harried the enemy, birds harry a hawk away. «A harried mum» means a busy, stressed one. Watch the capital letter: Harry = name, harry = verb.

examples

• Harry is my best friend's name. tree →
• Harry Potter goes to Hogwarts School. tree →
• Small birds harried the hawk until it flew away. tree →
• The Vikings harried the coast for years. tree →
• The harried waiter rushed between the tables. tree →
• Stop harrying me — I'll be ready in a minute! tree →

note

Name: capital H. Verb: harries, harried, harrying (y → ie before s and d). Do not confuse with «hurry» (to move fast) or «hairy» (covered in hair).

In the corpora

• In December 2022 a Netflix series told Harry and Meghan's side of their story; others in it did not reply on camera.
• Harry in Manchester grabbed a handful of sweets from the pick-and-mix because nobody was watching.
• They went back together; Harry said sorry to the shopkeeper and paid with his own pocket money.
• Harry also took a pound from Mum's purse for a lolly.
• Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and harried them while they were building,

Trees and pragmatics

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