annoy

/əˈnɔɪ/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
annoys
past
annoyed
past participle
annoyed
gerund
annoying

Meaning

  1. molestar, fastidiar

    • Loud noises annoy me.

      Los ruidos fuertes me molestan.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

pester

Annoy is the general word for irritating someone; pester adds repeated, nagging persistence to the irritation.

Similar in other languages

German

reizen

Close — annoying relates to irritating, annoying.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa annoy?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Loud noises ___ me.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a annoy?

verb

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