Past tense of pry
regular verb
The past tense of pry is pried. The past participle is also pried.
Forms of pry
| Base form (V1) | pry /pɹaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pried /pɹaɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | pried /pɹaɪd/ |
| Present participle | prying /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pries /pɹaɪz/ |
Pried in a sentence
- Using the blunt end of one of the vibraphone mallets, he pried open her folds.2014, Karyn Gerrard, Irene Preston, Lotchie Burton, et al: Summer Heat: 10 Spicy Romances That Sizzle. From the entry kernel
- The blue octopoid made no protest as Denise pried open the disk.2013, Don Webb, The War with the Belatrin, Wildside Press LLC, →ISBN, page 40. From the entry octopoid
- His expression slack, Green Spider methodically pried out another clod and swallowed it.1995, Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear, People of the Lakes, Macmillan, →ISBN. From the entry cannibal
- Like young monkeys, apes, or humans, they poked and pried inquisitively at anything that seemed pokable or priable.1992, Thomas A. Easton, Woodsman, page 90. From the entry pokable
- So our Tom Reilly schemed darkly and came up with the attack which pried apart the Brown Bowlers.1964, Stanley Woodward, Paper Tiger: An Old Sportswriter's Reminiscences of People, Newspapers, War and Work, chapter 3, page 33 of the…. From the entry darkly
Meaning of pry
- verb To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
- verb To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop.
- verb To peer at (something) closely; also, to look into (a matter, etc.) thoroughly.
Questions about the past tense of pry
- What is the past tense of pry?
- The past tense of pry is pried.
- What is the past participle of pry?
- The past participle of pry is pried.
- Is pry a regular or irregular verb?
- Pry is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
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