"reet" meaning in English

See reet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹiːt/ [Geordie, UK] Forms: mair reet [comparative], maist reet [superlative]
enPR: rēt [Geordie, UK] Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From eye dialectal spelling of right. Etymology templates: {{m|en|right}} right Head templates: {{en-adj|mair reet|sup=maist reet}} reet (comparative mair reet, superlative maist reet)
  1. (Geordie, Lancashire, Yorkshire) right Tags: Geordie, Yorkshire
    Sense id: en-reet-en-adj-JwQvTm7K Categories (other): Geordie English, Lancashire English, Yorkshire English

Adverb

IPA: /ɹiːt/ [Geordie, UK]
enPR: rēt [Geordie, UK] Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From eye dialectal spelling of right. Etymology templates: {{m|en|right}} right Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} reet (not comparable)
  1. (Geordie, Lancashire, Yorkshire) right Tags: Geordie, Yorkshire, not-comparable Related terms: reet pleat (english: probably etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-reet-en-adv-JwQvTm7K Categories (other): Geordie English, Lancashire English, Yorkshire English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97

Download JSON data for reet meaning in English (2.6kB)

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