"gree" meaning in English

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Noun

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”), {{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
  2. (obsolete) A stage in a process; a degree of rank or station. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-Y5jD44nc
  3. (geometry, obsolete) A degree. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-jyma5B5F Categories (other): Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

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 (countable and uncountable, plural grees)
  1. (now Scotland) Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat). Tags: Scotland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-rlPCYZKx Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 1 6 41 8 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 1 1 13 2 8 28 3 4 2 28 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 0 1 16 1 10 24 6 7 1 24 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gree.wav [Southern-England]
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 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gree (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) Pleasure, goodwill, satisfaction. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gree-en-noun-U-9QO7X-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

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 Head templates: {{en-verb}} gree (third-person singular simple present grees, present participle greeing, simple past and past participle greed)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete or Nigeria) To agree. Tags: Nigeria, intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-gree-en-verb-EZF5Stk7 Categories (other): Nigerian English, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 0 1 16 1 10 24 6 7 1 24 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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