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harp
(härp)n.
1. Music
a. An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers.
b. Any of various ancient and modern instruments of similar or U-shaped design.
c. Informal A harmonica.
2. Something, such as a pair of vertical supports for a lampshade, that resembles a harp.
intr.v. harped, harp·ing, harps
Phrasal Verb: To play a harp.
harp on
To talk or write about to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on.
[Middle English, from Old English hearpe and from Old French harpe, of Germanic origin.]
harp′er n.
harp′ist n.
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harp
(hɑːp)n
1. (Instruments) a large triangular plucked stringed instrument consisting of a soundboard connected to an upright pillar by means of a curved crossbar from which the strings extend downwards. The strings are tuned diatonically and may be raised in pitch either one or two semitones by the use of pedals (double-action harp). Basic key: B major; range: nearly seven octaves
2. something resembling this, esp in shape
3. (Instruments) an informal name (esp in pop music) for harmonica
vb
4. (Instruments) (intr) to play the harp
5. (tr) archaic to speak; utter; express
6. (intr; foll by on or upon) to speak or write in a persistent and tedious manner
[Old English hearpe; related to Old Norse harpa, Old High German harfa, Latin corbis basket, Russian korobit to warp]
ˈharper, ˈharpist n
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harp
(hɑrp)n.
1. a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
2. a harp-shaped implement or device.
3. a vertical metal frame shaped to bend around the bulb in a standing lamp and used to support a lamp shade.
v.i. 4. to play on a harp.
5. harp on or upon, to repeat interminably and tediously.
[before 900; Middle English harpe, Old English hearpe, c. Old Saxon, Old Norse harpa, Old High German harfa]
harp′er, n.
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harp
Past participle: harped
Gerund: harping
| Imperative |
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| harp |
| harp |
| Present |
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| I harp |
| you harp |
| he/she/it harps |
| we harp |
| you harp |
| they harp |
| Preterite |
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| I harped |
| you harped |
| he/she/it harped |
| we harped |
| you harped |
| they harped |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am harping |
| you are harping |
| he/she/it is harping |
| we are harping |
| you are harping |
| they are harping |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have harped |
| you have harped |
| he/she/it has harped |
| we have harped |
| you have harped |
| they have harped |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was harping |
| you were harping |
| he/she/it was harping |
| we were harping |
| you were harping |
| they were harping |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had harped |
| you had harped |
| he/she/it had harped |
| we had harped |
| you had harped |
| they had harped |
| Future |
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| I will harp |
| you will harp |
| he/she/it will harp |
| we will harp |
| you will harp |
| they will harp |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have harped |
| you will have harped |
| he/she/it will have harped |
| we will have harped |
| you will have harped |
| they will have harped |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be harping |
| you will be harping |
| he/she/it will be harping |
| we will be harping |
| you will be harping |
| they will be harping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been harping |
| you have been harping |
| he/she/it has been harping |
| we have been harping |
| you have been harping |
| they have been harping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been harping |
| you will have been harping |
| he/she/it will have been harping |
| we will have been harping |
| you will have been harping |
| they will have been harping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been harping |
| you had been harping |
| he/she/it had been harping |
| we had been harping |
| you had been harping |
| they had been harping |
| Conditional |
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| I would harp |
| you would harp |
| he/she/it would harp |
| we would harp |
| you would harp |
| they would harp |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have harped |
| you would have harped |
| he/she/it would have harped |
| we would have harped |
| you would have harped |
| they would have harped |
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Noun 1. [画像:harp - a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck]harp - a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
aeolian harp, aeolian lyre, wind harp - a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
chordophone - a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
lyre - a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
2. harp - a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
3. [画像:harp - a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole]harp - a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed
Verb 1. harp - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
2. harp - play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
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Translations
قِيثار قيثارَه
harfa
harpe
harppujankuttaa
harfa
hárfa
harpa
ハープ
하프
arfaarfininkaskalbėti vieną ir tą patį
arfa
harfă
harfa
harfa
harpa
พิณตั้ง
arpharp
đàn hạc
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harp
n → Harfe f
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harp
(haːp) noun a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers. harp قيثارَه арфа harpa harfa die Harfe harpe άρπα arpa harf چنگ harppu harpe נבל हार्प, वीणा harfa hárfa harpa harpa arpa ハープ 하프 arfa arfa hap harp harpe harfa دموسيقى يوه اله harpa harpă арфа harfa harfa harfa harpa พิณ arp 豎琴 арфа ایک بڑا ساز جس کے چوکھٹے میں تار کسے ہوتے ہیں đàn hạc 竖琴
ˈharpist noun harpspeler عازِف القيثارَه арфист harpista harfenista, -ka der/die Harfenist(in) harpenist αρπιστής arpista harfimängija چنگ نواز harpunsoittaja harpiste מְנַגֵן בְּנֵבֶל हार्प वादक svirac na harfi hárfás pemain harpa hörpuleikari arpista ハープ奏者 하프 연주자 arfininkas arfists; arfiste pemain hap harpist harpespiller, harpist harfist(k)a هارپوهونكى harpista harpist арфист harfista, -ka harfist harfista harpist นักเล่นพิณ arp çalgıcısı, arpist 豎琴演奏者 арфіст بربط نواز người chơi đàn hạc 竖琴师
harp on (about) to keep on talking about. He's forever harping on (about his low wages); She keeps harping on his faults. steeds weer op iets terugkom يُكَرِّر على نَحْو مُمِل опявам repisar vracet se k, omílat herumreiten auf tærske langhalm på μιλώ συνεχώς για κτ. machacar, estar siempre con la misma historia (üht ja sama) korrutama مرتباً حرف زدن jankuttaa revenir sur לַחֲזוֹר עַל הַדְבַרִים बात पर अड़े रहना gnjaviti, dosadivati folyton ugyanazon (a témán) lovagol berbicara berulang-ulang stagast/klifa á battere su 〜についてくどくど言う 같은 말을 되풀이하다 kalbėti vieną ir tą patį (apie) gausties (par kaut ko/kādu) tdk habis-habis bercakap ttg blijven praten over, zeuren terpe på, mase/kverne om mówić ciągle o tym samym ګپ وهل repisar a insista (asupra) твердить одно и то же stále hovoriť (o), omieľať neprestano ponavljati tupiti tjata om พูดซ้ําซาก durmadan konuşmak 不斷地提到 твердити одне й те саме ایک ہی بات کو پیٹے جانا nói đi nói lại 唠叨地反复讲,喋喋不休
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harp
→ قِيثار harfa harpe Harfe άρπα arpa harppu harpe harfa arpa ハープ 하프 harp harpe harfa harpa арфа harpa พิณตั้ง harp đàn hạc 竖琴Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009