gre
English
Noun
gre (plural gres)
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French gré (“step”), from Latin gradus. The senses related to success are potentially from Scottish Gaelic gré.
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Pronunciation
Noun
gre (plural gres)
- A step, gree or rung; a part of a staircase or ladder.
- A stage or level as part of a scale; a level of a discontinuous scale.
- A degree or extent; a level of a continuous scale.
- Social or professional standing or status; one's position in society or a subset of it.
- A degree or generation of ancestry; a stage in one's family history.
- Success, winning or achievement in battle or sport.
- (geometry) An angular measurement amounting to 1/360 of a circle.
- (rare) A degree (educational qualification handed out by tertiary institutions)
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Descendants
References
- “grẹ̄ (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-15.
Etymology 2
From Old French gré (“goodwill”), from Latin grātum, a noun from Latin grātus.
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Pronunciation
Noun
gre (uncountable)
- A favourable or good attitude; goodwill, kindness.
- Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale:
- And notified is þurȝout þe toun / Þat every wiȝt, wiþ greet devocioun, / Sholde preyen Crist þat he þis mariage / Recyve in gree and spede þis viage.
- Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale:
- Satisfaction, compensation, understanding.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “grẹ̄ (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-15.
Etymology 3
From Old French greer, from gré.
Verb
gre
- Alternative form of green
North Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *grīsaz. Compare Mooring gra, Heligolandic grai, Föhr and Wiedingharde grä.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gre
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Adjective
gre
Welsh
Etymology
Noun
gre f (plural greoedd)
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