verb · transitive · rare

pique

pique · piques · piqued · piquing

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pikieren

To wound the pride ofTo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.

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UK/piːk/US/pik/

» You've piqued my interest.

Meaning

8 senses

(transitive)To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
pikieren
уязвля́тьujazvljátʹ
(transitive)To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).
I believe this will pique your interest.
(reflexive, transitive)To pride (oneself) on something.
(intransitive)To take pride in.
(intransitive)To excite to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest.
(obsolete, reflexive, transitive)To excite or stimulate (oneself).
(intransitive, obsolete, rare)To express jealousy, resentment, etc. at someone; to become angry or annoyed.
(ambitransitive, archaic, obsolete)To score a pique against (someone).

More definitions

cause to feel resentment or indignation

Examples

24 sentences

You've piqued my interest.
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My curiosity was piqued.
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Tom's curiosity was piqued.
deToms Neugier war geweckt.
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Yanni saw something that piqued his curiosity.
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His curiosity piqued, he asked a question.
deAngetrieben durch seine Neugier stellte er eine Frage.
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to wound the pride of (someone):

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to wound the pride of (someone):

Origin

The verb is borrowed from French piquer (“to prick, sting; to anger, annoy; (reflexive) to

The verb is borrowed from French piquer (“to prick, sting; to anger, annoy; (reflexive) to get angry; to provoke, stimulate; (reflexive) to boast about”), from Middle French piquer, picquer (“to prick, sting; to anger, annoy; (reflexive) to get angry”), from Old French piquer (“to pierce with the tip of a sword”), from proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin *pīccare (“to sting; to strike”) or *pikkāre, and then either:

The noun is borrowed from French pic, Middle French pic (“pique in the game of piquet; pike (tool)”), picq (“game of piquet”), from Vulgar Latin *pīccus (“sharp point, peak; pike, spike”), possibly from Frankish *pikk, *pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pikjaz, *pīkaz (“sharp point, peak; pickaxe; pike”); further etymology unknown. Doublet of pike.

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