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pester
pes·ter P0216600 (pĕs′tər)tr.v. pes·tered, pes·ter·ing, pes·ters To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions. See Synonyms at harass.
[Probably short for French empestrer, to constrain, embarrass (probably also influenced by pest), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *impāstōriāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Vulgar Latin *pāstōria, a hobble, from Latin, feminine of pāstōrius, of a herdsman (from pāstor, herdsman; see pā- in Indo-European roots).]
pes′ter·er n.pester (ˈpɛstə) vb (tr) to annoy or nag continually[C16: from Old French empestrer to hobble (a horse), from Vulgar Latin impāstōriāre (unattested) to use a hobble, from pāstōria (unattested) a hobble, from Latin pāstōrius relating to a herdsman, from pastor herdsman] ˈpesterer n ˈpesteringly advpes•ter (ˈpɛs tər)
v.t. 1. to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble. 2. Obs. to overcrowd. [1530–40; perhaps aph. variant of empester to tangle, encumber < Middle French empestrer < Vulgar Latin *impāstōriāre to hobble = Latin im- im-1 + -pāstōriāre, v. derivative of *pastōria a hobble (see pastern); reinforced by pest (compare -er6)] pester
Past participle: pestered
Gerund: pestering
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| I pester | | you pester | | he/she/it pesters | | we pester | | you pester | | they pester |
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| I pestered | | you pestered | | he/she/it pestered | | we pestered | | you pestered | | they pestered |
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| I am pestering | | you are pestering | | he/she/it is pestering | | we are pestering | | you are pestering | | they are pestering |
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| I have pestered | | you have pestered | | he/she/it has pestered | | we have pestered | | you have pestered | | they have pestered |
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| I was pestering | | you were pestering | | he/she/it was pestering | | we were pestering | | you were pestering | | they were pestering |
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| I had pestered | | you had pestered | | he/she/it had pestered | | we had pestered | | you had pestered | | they had pestered |
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| I will pester | | you will pester | | he/she/it will pester | | we will pester | | you will pester | | they will pester |
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| I will have pestered | | you will have pestered | | he/she/it will have pestered | | we will have pestered | | you will have pestered | | they will have pestered |
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| I will be pestering | | you will be pestering | | he/she/it will be pestering | | we will be pestering | | you will be pestering | | they will be pestering |
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| I have been pestering | | you have been pestering | | he/she/it has been pestering | | we have been pestering | | you have been pestering | | they have been pestering |
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| I will have been pestering | | you will have been pestering | | he/she/it will have been pestering | | we will have been pestering | | you will have been pestering | | they will have been pestering |
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| I had been pestering | | you had been pestering | | he/she/it had been pestering | | we had been pestering | | you had been pestering | | they had been pestering |
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| I would pester | | you would pester | | he/she/it would pester | | we would pester | | you would pester | | they would pester |
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| I would have pestered | | you would have pestered | | he/she/it would have pestered | | we would have pestered | | you would have pestered | | they would have pestered |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  pester - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"badger, beleaguer, bug, teasebedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" |
pesterverb annoy, worry, bother, disturb, bug (informal), plague, torment, get at, harass, nag, hassle (informal), harry, aggravate (informal), fret, badger, pick on, irk, bedevil, chivvy, get on your nerves (informal), bend someone's ear (informal), drive you up the wall (slang), be on your back (slang), get in your hair (informal) He's always hanging round and pestering me.pesterverb1. To disturb by repeated attacks:annoy, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, plague, tease, torment, worry.2. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides:badger, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, harass, harry, hound, importune, plague, solicit.Translationspester (ˈpestə) verb to annoy (someone) frequently or continually. He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her. 使煩惱，糾纏 使烦恼，纠缠
pester
pester (someone) for (something)To continually annoy someone with requests for something. I wish you would stop pestering me for a new bicycle; your birthday will be here soon enough!See also: pesterpester (one) about (someone or something)To annoy, irritate, or badger one continually or relentlessly about someone or something. I wish you would stop pestering me about getting a new bicycle—your birthday will be here soon enough! I mentioned offhandedly that I might be able to fix Janet up with Mark a couple weeks ago, and she's been pestering me about him ever since.See also: pesterpester (one) into (doing) (something)To annoy, irritate, or badger one continually or relentlessly to do something. You can't let these pushy merchants pester you into a purchase you don't actually want. The kids pestered me into buying them a dog, but I'm the one who has to take care of it now!See also: pesterpester (one) out of1. To annoy, irritate, or badger one continually or relentlessly to no longer do something. My husband pestered me out of buying the sports car I wanted.2. To annoy, irritate, or badger one to an extremely unpleasant degree. Typically followed by "one's mind/senses/wits/etc." The kids have been pestering me out of my wits lately because they want the latest video game console.See also: of, out, pesterpester the life out of (one)To annoy, irritate, or badger one relentlessly and to an extremely unpleasant degree. The kids have been pestering the life out of me lately because they want the latest video game console.See also: life, of, out, pesterpester (one) with (something)To annoy, irritate, or badger one continually or relentlessly because of something in particular. The kids have been pestering me with constant demands for a new puppy. Please don't be one of those groupies that pester the band with requests for an autograph.See also: pesterpester someone about someone or somethingto bother someone about someone or something. Please don't pester me about Frank. Stop pestering me about money.See also: pesterpester someone into somethingto annoy someone into doing something. We are trying to pester her into accepting the position. I don't want to be pestered into losing my temper!See also: pesterpester someone out of something 1. to annoy someone out of doing something. Dave pestered Mary out of going away for the weekend. He pestered her out of leaving without him. 2. to annoy one out of one's mind, senses, good manners, etc. I was pestered out of my mind by a series of silly questions.See also: of, out, pesterpester someone with somethingto annoy someone with something. Don't pester me with your constant questions! I was pestered with phone call after phone call.See also: pesterpester the life out of someoneFig. to annoy someone excessively. Leave me alone. You are pestering the life out of me. Stop pestering the life out of me!See also: life, of, out, pesterpester
Synonyms for pesterverb annoySynonyms- annoy
- worry
- bother
- disturb
- bug
- plague
- torment
- get at
- harass
- nag
- hassle
- harry
- aggravate
- fret
- badger
- pick on
- irk
- bedevil
- chivvy
- get on your nerves
- bend someone's ear
- drive you up the wall
- be on your back
- get in your hair
Synonyms for pesterverb to disturb by repeated attacksSynonyms- annoy
- bait
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- beset
- harass
- harry
- plague
- tease
- torment
- worry
verb to trouble persistently from or as if from all sidesSynonyms- badger
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- beset
- besiege
- harass
- harry
- hound
- importune
- plague
- solicit
Synonyms for pesterverb annoy persistentlySynonymsRelated Words- bedevil
- dun
- rag
- torment
- frustrate
- crucify
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