dram
dram · drams · drammed · dramming
To drink dramsTo drink drams.
/dɹæm/
Meaning
2 senses(dated, intransitive)To drink drams.
(dated, transitive)To ply with drams of drink.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English dragme /dramme, from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragInherited from Middle English dragme /dramme, from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight; a handful”). Doublet of drachma, diram, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.
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Forms
drams, dramming, drammed, drammedLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.