"gree" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡɹiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gree.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English gre, from Old French gré, from Latin gradum (“step”). Compare degree. Doublet of grade. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gre}} Middle English gre, {{der|en|fro|gré}} Old French gré, {{der|en|la|gradum||step}} Latin gradum (“step”), {{m|en|degree}} degree, {{doublet|en|grade}} Doublet of grade Head templates: {{en-noun}} gree (plural grees)
  1. (obsolete) One of a flight of steps. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-Af0hl9hZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 35 8 35 2 5
  2. (obsolete) A stage in a process; a degree of rank or station. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-Y5jD44nc
  3. (now Scotland) Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat). Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-rlPCYZKx Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 35 8 35 2 5
  4. (geometry, obsolete) A degree. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-jyma5B5F Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: greece
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡɹiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gree.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From (pre-reform) Scottish Gaelic gré, from Old Scottish Gaelic gray. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|gré}} Scottish Gaelic gré, {{der|en|gd|gray}} Scottish Gaelic gray Head templates: {{en-noun}} gree (plural grees)
  1. (now Scotland) Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat). Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-rlPCYZKx1 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 35 8 35 2 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡɹiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gree.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English gre, from Old French gré (“pleasure, goodwill”), from Latin gratum, a noun use of the neuter of gratus (“pleasing”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gre}} Middle English gre, {{der|en|fro|gré||pleasure, goodwill}} Old French gré (“pleasure, goodwill”), {{der|en|la|gratum}} Latin gratum, {{m|la|gratus||pleasing}} gratus (“pleasing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gree (plural grees)
  1. (archaic) Pleasure, goodwill, satisfaction. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-U-9QO7X-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡɹiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gree.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grees [present, singular, third-person], greeing [participle, present], greed [participle, past], greed [past]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English green (“to agree”), from Old French greer, from gré (hence Etymology 3). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|green|t=to agree}} Middle English green (“to agree”), {{der|en|fro|greer}} Old French greer, {{m|fro|gré}} gré Head templates: {{en-verb}} gree (third-person singular simple present grees, present participle greeing, simple past and past participle greed)
  1. (obsolete, Nigeria) To agree. Tags: Nigeria, obsolete
    Sense id: en-gree-en-verb-EZF5Stk7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old French gré (“step”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|gré|t=step}} Old French gré (“step”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} gree
  1. Alternative form of gre (“step, degree”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gre (extra: step, degree)
    Sense id: en-gree-enm-noun-zjT3AWpf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 45 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old French gré (“goodwill”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|gré|t=goodwill}} Old French gré (“goodwill”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} gree
  1. Alternative form of gre (“goodwill, agreement”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gre (extra: goodwill, agreement)
    Sense id: en-gree-enm-noun-oYA16dzj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 45 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old French greer. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|greer}} Old French greer Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} gree
  1. Alternative form of green Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: green
    Sense id: en-gree-enm-verb-0lbaCGS1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 45 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Scots]

Forms: grees [present, singular, third-person], greein [participle, present], greet [past], greet [participle, past]
Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|grees|present participle|greein|simple past|greet|past participle|greet|head=}} gree (third-person singular simple present grees, present participle greein, simple past greet, past participle greet), {{sco-verb}} gree (third-person singular simple present grees, present participle greein, simple past greet, past participle greet)
  1. (Doric) to agree (make an agreement) Tags: Doric
    Sense id: en-gree-sco-verb-6kphcSkB Categories (other): Doric Scots, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. to agree (settle differences)
    Sense id: en-gree-sco-verb-6PI-Ogeu Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Old French greer",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French greer.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "gree",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "green"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of green"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "green",
          "green#Middle English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gree"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grees",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greein",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greet",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "greet",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "third-person singular simple present",
        "4": "grees",
        "5": "present participle",
        "6": "greein",
        "7": "simple past",
        "8": "greet",
        "9": "past participle",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gree (third-person singular simple present grees, present participle greein, simple past greet, past participle greet)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gree (third-person singular simple present grees, present participle greein, simple past greet, past participle greet)",
      "name": "sco-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Doric Scots"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to agree (make an agreement)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agree",
          "agree"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Doric) to agree (make an agreement)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to agree (settle differences)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agree",
          "agree"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gree"
}

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