gee

UK: /ˈdʒiː/ US: /dʒi/ ,( jē)

Inflections of 'gee' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

gees

v 3rd person singular

geeing

v pres p

geed

v past

geed

v past p

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gee² /dʒi/   interj. 

1. Informal Terms This word is used to express surprise, disappointment, enthusiasm, or simple emphasis:
   Gee, what a beautiful day it is!

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gee¹  ( jē), interj., v., geed, gee•ing. 
interj. 

1. (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to turn to the right.)
2. gee up, (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to go faster.)

v.i. 

3. to turn to the right.

v.t. 

4. to turn (something) to the right.
5. to evade. Cf. haw³.

• origin, originally uncertain 1620–30

gee²  ( jē), interj. [Informal.]

1. Informal Terms (used to express surprise, disappointment, enthusiasm, or simple emphasis):
   Gee, that's great! Gee, I can't remember the book's title.

• euphemism for Jesus 1890–95, American.

gee³  ( jē), v.i., geed, gee•ing. [Informal.]

1. Informal Terms to agree;
   get along.

• origin, originally uncertain 1690–1700

gee⁴  ( jē), n. [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms a sum of one thousand dollars:
   a fancy car costing twenty-five gees.
   Cf. G. 

• spelling, spelled of German, abbreviation for grand (a thousand dollars) 1925–30

gee⁵  ( jē), n. 

1. Electronics a radio navigational system by which a fix can be obtained by comparing the pulse repetition rates of high-frequency ground waves from two separate stations.

• origin, originally abbreviation for ground electronics engineering 1940–45

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gee / dʒiː/ interjection

1. Also: gee up! an exclamation, as to a horse or draught animal, to encourage it to turn to the right, go on, or go faster

verb (gees, geeing, geed)

1. (usually followed by up) to move (an animal, esp a horse) ahead; urge on
2. (followed by up) to encourage (someone) to greater effort or activity

Etymology: 17th Century: origin uncertain

gee / dʒiː/ interjection

1. a mild exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc
   Also: gee whizz

Etymology: 20th Century: euphemism for Jesus

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Gee / dʒiː/ noun

1. Maurice. born 1931, New Zealand writer, noted for his trilogy of novels Plumb (1978), Meg (1981), and Sole Survivior (1983)