gree

¹ American  

[gree] / gri /

noun

Chiefly Scots.

1. superiority, mastery, or victory.

2. the prize for victory.

3. Obsolete. a step.

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gree ² American  

[gree] / gri /

noun

Archaic.

1. favor; goodwill.

2. satisfaction, as for an injury.

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gree ³ American  

[gree] / gri /

verb (used with or without object)

British Dialect.

greed, greeing

1. agree.

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gree ¹ British  

/ ɡriː /

noun

1. superiority or victory

2. the prize for a victory

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gree ² British  

/ ɡriː /

noun

1. goodwill; favour

2. satisfaction for an insult or injury

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gree ³ British  

/ ɡriː /

verb

1. archaic to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony

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Etymology

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”; cf. 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”; cf. agree, gree ²

Example Sentences

Why this hoary U. S. sport has been snubbed by undergraduates and alumni, no two college men gree.

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He went on TV to disavow Schroder, saying that "the Cabinet has by no means decided to cut the troop strength of the Bundeswehr to a considerable de gree, let alone by 60,000 men."

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Most of the rest were, in some de gree, what psychiatrists call psychopaths or sociopaths � individuals whose consciences are either lacking or inert, and who choose to do what they want when they want.

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In the end she studied law, got her de gree from the University of Texas, became parliamentarian of the Texas Legislature and wrote a book on parliamentary law.

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Then let us pray that come it may— As come it will, for a' that— That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that!

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