verb · irregular · transitive · rare

pester

pester · pesters · pestered · pestering

плюндрувати, спустошувати

досаждать

belästigen, behelligen

To bother, harass, or annoy persistentlyTo bother, harass, or annoy persistently.

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UK/ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/US/ˈpɛstɚ/

» Tom was pestered with questions by Mary.

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Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
He pestered me with questions.
She pestered him to help her.
belästigen, behelligen
досажда́тьdosaždátʹ
annoy persistently
(intransitive, obsolete, transitive)To crowd together thickly.

Examples

29 sentences

Tom was pestered with questions by Mary.
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Tom was pestered by Mary with questions.
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Can you stop pestering your brother?
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Is Tom pestering you?
ruТом тебя достаёт? — marafon
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Tom pestered us with questions.
ruТом донимал нас вопросами. — marafon
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to annoy persistently:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to annoy persistently:

Origin

In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old

In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old French empestrer (“encumber”), influenced by English pest. The modern sense is an extension of the sense “infest”. Comparable to English construction pest + -er (used to form frequentative verbs).

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