ree
noun
ree
1 American
[ree]
/ ri /
noun
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rees
plural
ree
2
American
[ree, ray]
/ ri, reɪ /
verb (used with object)
British Dialect.
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rees,
present (3rd person singular)
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reed,
past, past participle
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reeing
present participle
Ree
3
American
[ree]
/ ri /
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reesimple
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reessimple
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have reedperfect
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has reedperfect
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am reeingprogressive
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are reeingprogressive
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is reeingprogressive
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have been reeingperfect progressive
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has been reeingperfect progressive
Past
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reedsimple
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had reedperfect
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was reeingprogressive
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were reeingprogressive
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had been reeingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of ree
1350–1400; Middle English < ?
Example Sentences
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Life Hotel, a 98-room property in NYC’s NoMad neighborhood, is offering a f ree third night.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2017
Saturday, with concert by Edmonds High School Band, 11 a.m., ceremony with speakers, noon, ree shuttle bus every 15 minutes, Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. S.W.,
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2017
He filtered it, treated it electrically and chemically, tried always to extract rom it a pure solution of antibodies, ree from the injurious by-products that hitherto had rendered the horse serum nearly valueless.
From Time Magazine Archive
A ree is a nominal coin of Portugal, ten of which are equal in value to about three farthings sterling.
No sir ree I never voted and I ain't never goner vote!
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 by Work Projects Administration
"Friends who have parents who are in property have this kind of morbid knowledge that when their parents die, they might be ok," Ms Van Ree says.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
In a warming world, the bats will need to adapt to a hotter climate, said Dr. Van de Ree, the ecologist.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
According to former colleagues at the Langston Hughes Theatre in Seattle, Harris was a playwright and performer who went by the name Ree Perris in the late 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Senior running back and linebacker Xe’ Ree Alexander has played with Banuelos since peewee football, and has seen him dominate opponents every step of the way.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Ishmael’s grandfather had been a Highland Presbyterian, his grandmother an Irish zealot from the bogs above Lough Ree; they met in Seattle five years before the Great Fire, wed, and raised six sons.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Spanish olea, if you please—ragou royal, cardoons, tendrons, shellfish in marinade, ruffs and rees, wheat-ears, green morels, fat livers, combs and notts.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Hier rees die groote zon, en ging te Bazel onder!
From Poems by Sir John Carr
They die during the night, dropping suddenly from their roosting-place on the highest boughs of the great beech- rees, with a thud distinctly heard in the silence of the woods.
From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Richard Jefferies
He showed me the Conde da Barca's library, which, as I knew before, had been purchased at the price of 15,530,900 rees, and added to the public collection.
From Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Maria Graham
Every piece is marked with the number of rees it is worth, so that a mistake can hardly happen.
From A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay by Watkin Tench
He obtained papyrus and reed pens from Egypt, along with traditional lampblack ink from Japan.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
He finally found the right reed, got over the anxiety and started playing — same Stan Getz you heard throughout his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Jamie Marsh, director of land management for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, said: "This is a bit of a disaster", with eight hectares of reed bed already lost.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Burning reed beds is a quick way to restore them, but everyone knew it should be avoided because it killed soil invertebrates, such as snails and earthworms.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
From outside came a whistle as wild and raucous as a reed and pitched high and strange.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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