Prise - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|praɪz|
Brit.
|praɪz|
verb
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (syn: jimmy, lever, prize, pry)
- make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry (syn: pry)
- regard highly; think much of (syn: esteem, prize, respect, value)
- make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry (syn: pry)
- regard highly; think much of (syn: esteem, prize, respect, value)
Extra examples
Use this long bar to prise the lid off.
The jewel boxes had been prised open.
I prised the lid off with a spoon.
The police had the greatest difficulty in prising the truth out of the prisoner.
You'll have a hard time prising any information out of him.
I tried to prise the lid off.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: prise
he/she/it: prises
present participle: prising
past tense: prised
past participle: prised
I/you/we/they: prise
he/she/it: prises
present participle: prising
past tense: prised
past participle: prised
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