Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To plunder, pillage, assault.
(transitive)To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
(transitive)To strip, lay waste, ravage.
плюндруватиpljundruvaty, спустошуватиspustošuvaty
(transitive)To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
- make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- annoy continually or chronically
Examples
5 sentencesI was harried by mosquitoes last night.
The government is being mercilessly harried by a new lobby.
The raiders then spent three months harrying and burning the area.
She is a harried mom with no life of her own.
Though worried and harried and tried, he won through at the last.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *haFrom Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, from *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker- (“army”).
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Forms
harries, harrying, harried, harriedSynonyms
95 synonymsWord family
2 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