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pesterpes‧ter /ˈpestə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive]   pesterOrigin: 1500-1600 Old French empestrer ‘to prevent from moving properly’, from Vulgar Latin pastoria ‘something that ties animals' legs together’; influenced by pest VERB TABLEpester |
| Present | I, you, we, they | pester | | he, she, it | pesters | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pestered | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pestered | | he, she, it | has pestered | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pestered | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pester | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pestered |
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| Present | I | am pestering | | he, she, it | is pestering | | you, we, they | are pestering | | Past | I, he, she, it | was pestering | | you, we, they | were pestering | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pestering | | he, she, it | has been pestering | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pestering | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pestering | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pestering |
- I can't get anything done if you keep pestering me.
- One of the guys at work kept pestering her for a date, so she finally reported him.
- She used to pester her father until she got exactly what she wanted.
- The kids are always pestering us to take them to the beach.
- As some one who hates being pestered by incoming calls, I no longer see the point of a cellular phone.
- For months its organizers had been pestering me to turn up.
- For the past several days, the warder said, jail authorities had been pestering the police to get more helpers ...
- Helen was an idiot to let him pester her like this.
- I know you finally told me about him to get rid of me, and here I am pestering you still.
- Led by Gary Payton and his pestering defense, the Sonics will continue to stifle opponents.
- The Anglish has lost most of the Yiddish meaning and refers basically to one who pesters beyond endurance.
- They trusted Ross and were not pestered by the Dallas office.
to ask for something► ask for to tell someone you want them to give you something: · I’m going to ask for a pay rise. ► order to ask for food or drink in a restaurant: · We ordered some more coffee.· Have you ordered yet? ► demand to ask for something in a firm way, insisting that someone gives you what you ask for: · They’re demanding immediate payment.· If the goods are faulty, you can demand a refund. ► request formal to ask for something: · The pilot requested permission to land.· I enclose the information you requested. ► beg/plead to ask for something in an urgent way, because you want it very much and will be very unhappy if you do not get it: · He begged me for some money.· I’m not going to plead for forgiveness. ► nag/pester to keep asking someone for something, in an annoying way: · She keeps nagging me for a new phone.· People were pestering him for his autograph. to keep asking for something in an annoying way► nag to keep asking someone to do something, in a very annoying way: · Oh, stop nagging - I'll do it later.· Look, I don't want to keep nagging you, but would you please take your stuff out of the living room?nag somebody to do something: · My children are always nagging me to get new videos. ► go on British informal to keep asking someone to do something that you think they should do, so that they become annoyed: go on about: · Mick went to have his hair cut just to stop his wife going on about it.go on at somebody: · Look, I'll do the dishes when I've finished writing this letter. Just stop going on at me !go on at somebody to do something: · Mum was always going on at me to do something with my musical talent, but I was more interested in sport. ► pester to keep asking someone to do something or asking them for something in an annoying way: · She used to pester her father until she got exactly what she wanted.pester somebody to do something: · The kids are always pestering us to take them to the beach.pester somebody for something: · One of the guys at work kept pestering her for a date, so she finally reported him. VERB► keep· In fact she did the drawing part and she had the ideas and Zen kept pestering and eventually he just went stamp.· So my father just kept pestering her. to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something → harass:  She’d been pestered by reporters for days.pester somebody for something I can’t even walk down the street without being continually pestered for money.pester somebody to do something The kids have been pestering me to buy them new trainers.► see thesaurus at ask |