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lees
[ leez ]
/ liz /
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plural noun
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of lees
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English lie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin lia, probably from unattested Gaulish lig(j)a; compare Old Irish lige “bed,” akin to Old English gelege “bed”; see lie2
Words nearby lees
leek-green, leer, leering, Lee, Robert E., leery, lees, Leesburg, lee shore, Lees Summit, leet, lee tide
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How to use lees in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for lees
lees
/ (liːz) /
pl n
the sediment from an alcoholic drink
Word Origin for lees
C14: plural of obsolete lee, from Old French, probably from Celtic; compare Irish lige bed
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