dree C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /dri/ UK /driː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to endure or suffer (Scots and dialectal) She vowed to dree her weird and accept whatever fate sent. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to endure or suffer (scots... enduresufferbearabidetolerate Etymology AI details From Middle English 'dreen', from Old English 'drēogan' ('to endure, work, experience'), from Proto-Germanic '*dreuganą' ('to perform, serve'). drēogan Old English *dreuganą Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dree **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dri/ **IPA (UK):** /driː/ ## Meanings 1. to endure or suffer (Scots and dialectal) ## Examples - She vowed to dree her weird and accept whatever fate sent. ## Synonyms - endure - suffer - bear - abide - tolerate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: drēogan - Root: *dreuganą ## Etymology From Middle English 'dreen', from Old English 'drēogan' ('to endure, work, experience'), from Proto-Germanic '*dreuganą' ('to perform, serve'). ## AI Etymology Dree is from Middle English 'dreen', from Old English 'drēogan' ('to endure, work, experience'), from Proto-Germanic '*dreuganą' ('to perform, serve'). The ancestry passes through Old English drēogan and Proto-Germanic *dreuganą. In present use as a verb, it means "to endure or suffer (Scots and dialectal)", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. The modern form is therefore best understood through the stated historical form and present sense, without adding an unsupported chain of cognates or intermediate stages. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Register & Style markdown