Meaning

1 senses

  1. To nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.

    herunterleiern, abspulen, herbeten

    талды́читьtaldýčitʹ, тверди́тьtverdítʹ

Examples

14 sentences

  1. Tom's always harping on about the neighbours.

    deTom redet ständig über die Nachbarn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Monotony develops when you harp on the same string.

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  3. He keeps harping on about declining standards in education.

    deEr lamentiert dauernd über sinkende Standards in der Ausbildung. — Tickler

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  4. The opposition party is still harping on the scandal.

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  5. Do you have to keep harping on about it?

    deMusst du darauf herumreiten?! — MUIRIEL

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to continue to bring up a point of contention:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to continue to bring up a point of contention:

Forms

harps on, harping on, harped on, harped on
Base formharp on · to harp on
3rd person singularharps on
Present participleharping on
Past simpleharped on
Past participleharped on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyharp on
he, she, itharps on

Past simpleLesson

all personsharped on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave harped on
he, she, ithas harped on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill harp on

Synonyms

1 synonyms
belabour

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
harnessB1harpharpistharpoonharpsichord
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