nag
To repeatedly remind or complain to in an annoying way, often about insignificant or…To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
» I don't mean to nag you.
Я не собираюсь тебе докучать. — odexed
Я не збираюся до вас прискіпуватися. — deniko
Я не хочу до вас прискіпуватися. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda! (From Amanda! by Robin Klein)
nörgeln, quengeln, meckern
пили́тьpilítʹ, придира́ться, изводи́тьizvodítʹ
To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
nagen, zusetzen, nerven
грызтьgryztʹ, му́читьmúčitʹ, истяза́тьistjazátʹ
To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
a nagging pain in his left knee
a nagging north wind
bother persistently with trivial complaints
Examples
57 sentencesTranslations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Probably from a North Germanic source; compare Swedish nagga (“to gnaw, grumble”), DanishProbably from a North Germanic source; compare Swedish nagga (“to gnaw, grumble”), Danish nage (“to nag, bother”), Icelandic nagga (“to complain”).
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Forms
nags, nagging, nagged, naggedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
15 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.