harp
To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complainTo repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.
Meaning
4 senses(derogatory, usually, with on)To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.
Why do you harp on a single small mistake?
Why do you harp on about a single small mistake?
auf herumreiten (etwas)
(transitive)To play on (a harp or similar instrument).
play the harp
(transitive)To play (a tune) on the harp.
(archaic, transitive)To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
Examples
56 sentencesI also play the harp.
Я також граю на арфі. — deniko
It's a harp.
Це арфа. — deniko
ruЭто арфа. — Balamax
deDas ist eine Harfe. — Adelpa
It isn't easy to play the harp.
Tom knows how to play the harp.
ruТом умеет играть на арфе. — marafon
I'd like to learn to play the harp.
ruЯ хотела бы научиться играть на арфе. — marafon
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harFrom Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“harp”), Dutch harp (“harp”), German Harfe (“harp”), Danish harpe (“harp”), Swedish harpa (“harp”).
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Forms
harps, harping, harped, harpedSynonyms
3 synonyms- come back to:dwell
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle