congee
To give congeeTo give congee, (particularly): To give formal permission to leave; to dismiss.
» I've had black rice congee thrice in one day!
Ich habe an einem Tag dreimal schwarzen Reisbrei gegessen! — Yorwba
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4 sensesTo give congee, (particularly)
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To give formal permission to leave; to dismiss.
depart after obtaining formal permission
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To give formal permission to do something; to license.
(archaic)To take congee: to leave ceremoniously.
(archaic)To make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc., (particularly dialectal) while leaving; (figuratively) to make obeissance, show respect, or defer to someone or something.
Examples
2 sentencesOrigin
From late Middle English congie, from Old French congié, congiet (modern French congé), frFrom late Middle English congie, from Old French congié, congiet (modern French congé), from Latin commeātus (“passage, permission to leave”), from commeō (“to go and come”), from con- + meō (“to go, to pass”). Figurative senses generally borrowed from developments in French congé.
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Forms
congees, congeeing, congeed, congeedSynonyms
1 synonyms- perform a ceremonious bow:conge
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle