Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Nigeria, obsolete)To agree.

Examples

60 sentences

  1. Not everyone is motivated by greed.

    deNicht jeder wird von Gier getrieben. — Waldelfe

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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. — odexed

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  4. Tom was motivated by greed.

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  5. I was overtaken by greed.

    ruЯ был одержим алчностью. — odexed

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Origin

From Middle English green (“to agree”), from Old French greer, from gré (hence Etymology 3

From Middle English green (“to agree”), from Old French greer, from gré (hence Etymology 3).

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Forms

grees, greeing, greed, greed
Base formgree · to gree
3rd person singulargrees
Present participlegreeing
Past simplegreed
Past participlegreed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygree
he, she, itgrees

Past simpleLesson

all personsgreed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave greed
he, she, ithas greed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill gree

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
greatlyA2greatnessB2greavegreedilygreedyA2greekgreenA2

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