nag (at) someone

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• nag — [[t]næ̱g[/t]] nags, nagging, nagged 1) VERB (disapproval) If someone nags you, they keep asking you to do something you have not done yet or do not want to do. [V n] The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became... [V n to inf] My… …   English dictionary

• nag — Ⅰ. nag [1] ► VERB (nagged, nagging) 1) harass (someone) constantly to do something to which they are averse. 2) be persistently worrying or painful to. ► NOUN ▪ a persistent feeling of anxiety. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• nag — I UK [næɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms nag : present tense I/you/we/they nag he/she/it nags present participle nagging past tense nagged past participle nagged 1) a) to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not… …   English dictionary

• nag — nag1 [næg] v past tense and past participle nagged present participle nagging [I and T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) to keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to someone about their… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• nag — nag1 [ næg ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to frequently ask someone to do something they do not want to do: Stop nagging! nag someone to do something: My mom keeps nagging me to clean up my room. a ) to frequently criticize someone, often …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nag — 1 verb nagged, nagging (I, T) 1 to keep complaining to someone about their behaviour or asking them to do something, in a way that is very annoying: I wish you d stop nagging! | nag sb to do sth: Nadia s been nagging me to fix the lamp. | nag sb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• nag — I 1. verb 1) she s constantly nagging me Syn: harass, badger, give someone a hard time, hound, harry, criticize, carp, find fault with, keep on at, grumble at, go on at; henpeck; informal hassle, get on someone s case, ride 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• nag — 1. tv. to pester someone constantly. □ Stop nagging me! □ I’ll nag him until he remembers on his own. 2. n. a worn out horse. □ I bet a week’s pay on that nag. Look what happened! □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• nag — nag1 verb (nags, nagging, nagged) 1》 constantly ask (someone) to do something which they are reluctant to do. 2》 [often as adjective nagging] be persistently painful or worrying to. noun 1》 a person who nags. 2》 a persistent feeling of anxiety:… …   English new terms dictionary

• nag — 1. noun /ˈnæɡ/ a) A small horse; a pony. b) An old useless horse. 2. verb /ˈnæɡ/ a) To repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters …   Wiktionary

• nag — [næg] verb [T] 1) to annoy someone by frequently criticizing them or telling them to do something My mum keeps nagging me to tidy my room.[/ex] 2) if a doubt, worry, or fear nags you, you cannot stop thinking about it …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English