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# annoy

verb (annoy, annoys, annoyed, annoying)

«annoy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To annoy someone is to make them a little angry or fed up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#m1)
2. Annoyed means feeling a bit angry; annoying describes the thing or person that causes it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In feelings and manners lessons pupils learn what annoys others (interrupting, kicking a chair, taking things) and how to say calmly «that annoys me». In stories a little brother annoys his sister. Phrases: annoyed with someone, annoyed about something, really annoying.

### Examples

- My little brother annoys me when he sings all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#x1)
- It annoys Mum when we leave muddy shoes on the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#x2)
- I was annoyed with myself for losing my hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#x3)
- That buzzing fly is so annoying! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#x4)
- Please stop tapping — it's annoying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#x5)
- She was annoyed about the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#x6)
- Try not to annoy the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#x7)
- “I knew them,” John said, to annoy the others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb (annoyed). Trap: «I am annoyed» (my feeling) vs «it is annoying» (the cause) — like bored/boring. Annoyed is weaker than angry. «Annoyed with a person», «annoyed about/at a thing».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «annoy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«annoy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/annoy.html) on Mova free.