dree

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/driː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(drē)

Inflections of 'dree' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
drees
v 3rd person singular
dreeing
v pres p
dreed
v past
dreed
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dree  (drē),USA pronunciation adj., v., dreed, dree•ing. [Scot. and North Eng.]
adj. 
  1. Scottish Termstedious; dreary.

v.t. 
  1. Scottish Termsto suffer;
    endure.
Also, dreegh  (drēkh),USA pronunciation dreigh, driech, driegh. 
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English drēogan to endure; cognate with Gothic driugan to serve (in arms)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dree / driː/ (drees, dreeing, dreed)
  1. (transitive) to endure
  1. another word for dreich
Etymology: Old English drēogan; related to Old Norse drӯgja to perpetrate
'dree' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dreich - dreigh - driech - driegh - weird

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