Meaning

5 senses

  1. (Scotland, countable, uncountable)Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat).

  2. (obsolete)One of a flight of steps.

  3. (obsolete)A stage in a process; a degree of rank or station.

  4. (obsolete)A degree.

  5. (archaic, uncountable)Pleasure, goodwill, satisfaction.

Examples

60 sentences

  1. Not everyone is motivated by greed.

    deNicht jeder wird von Gier getrieben.

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  2. He let his greed get the better of him.

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  3. Greed makes people do strange things.

    ruАлчность заставляет людей совершать странные поступки.

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  4. Tom was motivated by greed.

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  5. I was overtaken by greed.

    ruЯ был одержим алчностью.

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Origin

From Middle English gre, from Old French gré, from Latin gradum (“step”). Compare degree.

From Middle English gre, from Old French gré, from Latin gradum (“step”). Compare degree. Doublet of grade.

From (pre-reform) Scottish Gaelic gré, from Old Scottish Gaelic gray.

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Forms

plural: grees
Singulargree
Pluralgrees

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
greatlyA2greatnessB2greavegreedilygreedyA2greekgreenA2
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