glee
glee · glees · gleed · gleeing
To sing a gleeTo sing a glee (unaccompanied part song).
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/ɡliː/
Meaning
1 sensesTo sing a glee (unaccompanied part song).
Origin
From Middle English gleen, glewen, from Old English glēowian (“to sing, play an instrumentFrom Middle English gleen, glewen, from Old English glēowian (“to sing, play an instrument, jest”), from Proto-West Germanic *glīwōn, from Proto-Germanic *glīwōną. Cognate with Icelandic glýja (“to be gleeful”).
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Forms
glees, gleeing, gleed, gleedTenses
glee · gleed · will glee · have gleedLessons 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
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