"pree" meaning in English

See pree in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [pɹiː] Forms: prees [present, singular, third-person], preeing [participle, present], preed [participle, past], preed [past]
Etymology: From Jamaican Creole pree. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|jam|pree}} Jamaican Creole pree Head templates: {{en-verb}} pree (third-person singular simple present prees, present participle preeing, simple past and past participle preed)
  1. (MLE, MTE, Caribbean and their expatriates) to heed, to take notice of or pay attention to Tags: Multicultural-London-English
    Sense id: en-pree-en-verb-St0koUH2 Categories (other): Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header, Multicultural London English, Multicultural Toronto English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 19 24 21 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 23 29 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "We do our own ting, I don't even pree dem",
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        {
          "ref": "2021 March 5, Tay Floss (lyrics and music), “Leave Em”:",
          "text": "Niggas be preeing\nI call the duppy, that nigga gon leave em",
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        {
          "ref": "2021, “On Me”, in Parallel World, performed by Cadence Weapon ft. Manga Saint Hilare:",
          "text": "And the fans, they watch me on phones / So everybody’s preeing, that’s how the ting goes",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 June 16, Stay Flee Get Lizzy Feat Clavish (lyrics and music), “Lately”, 2:03:",
          "text": "Lately, I don't want the fame, but I pree'd it,\nI'm famous",
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          "text": "Niggas be preeing\nI call the duppy, that nigga gon leave em",
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          "ref": "2021, “On Me”, in Parallel World, performed by Cadence Weapon ft. Manga Saint Hilare:",
          "text": "And the fans, they watch me on phones / So everybody’s preeing, that’s how the ting goes",
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          "ref": "2022 June 16, Stay Flee Get Lizzy Feat Clavish (lyrics and music), “Lately”, 2:03:",
          "text": "Lately, I don't want the fame, but I pree'd it,\nI'm famous",
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Download raw JSONL data for pree meaning in English (2.2kB)

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