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prise /praɪz/ /praɪz/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/pri/prise/prise__us_1.mp3 prise(verb)/praɪz/ /praɪz/Verb Formsto use force to separate something from something elseHe prised her fingers from the bag and took it from her.She used a knife to prise open the lid.Extra ExamplesHe prised off the lid.See if you can pry the lid off.You will need to prise the old light socket out of the wall.I gently prised her fingers loose.She tried to prise open the door.I prised my wrist free.I tried to pry his hands off the box.Word Originlate 17th cent.: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry sense (2).

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(verb) he prised her fingers from the bag and took it from her.she used a knife to prise open the lid. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=prise This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	prise
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	/praɪz/ /praɪz/
Example	he prised her fingers from the bag and took it from her. she used a knife to prise open the lid.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/pri/prise/prise__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=prise
Content	prise (verb)/praɪz/ /praɪz/ Verb Forms to use force to separate something from something else He prised her fingers from the bag and took it from her. She used a knife to prise open the lid. Extra Examples He prised off the lid. See if you can pry the lid off. You will need to prise the old light socket out of the wall. I gently prised her fingers loose. She tried to prise open the door. I prised my wrist free. I tried to pry his hands off the box. Word Origin late 17th cent.: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry sense (2).
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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