dree
dree · drees · dreed · dreeing
To bear or endure; to put up with, to suffer, to undergoTo bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
UK/dɹiː/US/dɹi/
Meaning
2 senses(Northern England, Scotland, transitive)To bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
(Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)To endure; to brook; also, to be able to do or continue.
Origin
Probably partly borrowed from Scots dree, and partly derived from its etymon Middle EnglisProbably partly borrowed from Scots dree, and partly derived from its etymon Middle English dreen, dreghen, dreogen, drien, from Old English drēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreugan, from Proto-Germanic *dreuganą (“to act; to work, (specifically) to do military service”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to hold fast”). Doublet of dreich, dright, and drighten.
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Forms
drees, dreeing, dreed, dreedSynonyms
28 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedadree
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