spree
To engage in a spreeTo engage in a spree.
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» Tom went on a spending spree.
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1 senses(rare)To engage in a spree.
- engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
Examples
33 sentencesTom went on a spending spree.
Tom and Mary went on a shopping spree.
ruТом и Мэри отправились по магазинам. — Karok
Tom went on a shopping spree.
deTom machte einen Einkaufsbummel. — wolfgangth
Tom's company went on a firing spree.
I’m totally prepared for my spree.
Я повністю готовий до початку моєї забави. — deniko
Origin
Unknown. According to Douglas Harper’s Online Etymological Dictionary, “a word of uncertaiUnknown. According to Douglas Harper’s Online Etymological Dictionary, “a word of uncertain origin. Perhaps [Barnhart] an alteration of French esprit (“lively wit”) (see esprit). According to Klein, Irish spré seems to be a loan-word from Old Norse sprakr. Watkins proposes a possible origin as an alteration of Scots spreath (“cattle raid”), from Gaelic sprédh, spré (“cattle; wealth”), from Middle Irish preit, preid (“booty”), ultimately from Latin praeda (“plunder, booty”)”.
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Forms
sprees, spreeing, spreed, spreedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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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