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gree

1

[ gree ]

noun

, Chiefly Scots.
  1. superiority, mastery, or victory.
  2. the prize for victory.
  3. Obsolete. a step.


gree

2

[ gree ]

noun

, Archaic.
  1. favor; goodwill.
  2. satisfaction, as for an injury.

gree

3

[ gree ]

verb (used with or without object)

, British Dialect.
, greed, gree·ing.

gree

1

/ ɡriː /

noun

  1. superiority or victory
  2. the prize for a victory
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


gree

2

/ ɡriː /

noun

  1. goodwill; favour
  2. satisfaction for an insult or injury
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gree

3

/ ɡriː /

verb

  1. archaic.
    to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gree1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English gre “step, flight of steps; victory in a tournament or battle; rank, position,” from Old French gré “a step,” from Latin gradus “step, stage, footing, stance”; grade, degree

Origin of gree2

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English gre, from Old French gre, gred, gret “pleasure, goodwill,” from Latin grātum “what is agreeable,” the neuter singular of grātus “pleasing”

Origin of gree3

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English green “to satisfy, come to terms with,” possibly a shortened form of agreen “to agree,” or from Old French gréer “to please, be pleased with”; agree, gree 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gree1

C14: from Old French gré, from Latin gradus step

Origin of gree2

C14: from Old French gré, from Latin grātum what is pleasing; see grateful

Origin of gree3

C14: variant of agree
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Example Sentences

The tricks o' knaves, or fash o' fools,Thou bear'st the gree!

You may've noticed 't I'm jush trifle—er, well, some people ud shay zhrunk, Toffski—rude 'n' dish'gree'ble people dshay zhrunk.

And they arena that bad at girdles for carcakes neither, though the Cu'ross hammermen have the gree for that.

I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble.

The gree was born awa frae them by a perfect stranger, kenned neither to them nor to me.

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