C1verb · transitive · rare

harass

ha·rass

harass · harasses · harassed · harassing

турбувати, хвилювати, непокоїти

беспокоить, досаждать

belästigen, verfolgen, quälen

To annoy frequently or systematicallyTo annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.

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/həˈɹæs/

» I don't want you to harass Tom.

Я не хочу, щоб ти турбував Тома.

Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
belästigen
беспоко́итьbespokóitʹ, досажда́тьdosaždátʹ
annoy continually or chronically
To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
(specifically, transitive)To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
(transitive)To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.
To harass good people is no different than speaking ill of them.
quälen, verfolgen
(transitive)To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.
(obsolete, transitive)Often followed by out: to fatigue or tire (someone) with exhausting and repeated efforts.

Examples

154 sentences

I don't want you to harass Tom.
Я не хочу, щоб ти турбував Тома. — deniko
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Tom needs to stop harassing Mary.
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Tell Tom to quit harassing me.
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Tell Tom to stop harassing me.
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Tom is being harassed by the police.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to annoy (someone) frequently or systematically — see also pester:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to annoy (someone) frequently or systematically — see also pester:

to put excessive burdens upon (someone):

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle French, Old French harasser (“to exhaust, tire out, wear o

The verb is derived from Middle French, Old French harasser (“to exhaust, tire out, wear out; to harry, torment, vex”) (modern French harasser (“to exhaust, tire out, wear out”)), possibly from Old French harer (“to set a dog on”), from Frankish *hara (“here, hither”) (a command for a dog to attack), from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r (“here, in this place”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here; this”) + *ís (“the (person or thing just named)”) + *-r.

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