different between pre vs gre

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin prae (“in front of”); see pre-.

Preposition

pre

1. Before (something significant).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:pre.

Derived terms

• pre-existing

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of precum.

Noun

pre (uncountable)

1. (slang) Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.

Verb

pre (third-person singular simple present pres, present participle preing, simple past and past participle pred or preed)

1. (slang) To precum, to pre-ejaculate.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of preparty.

Noun

pre (plural pres)

1. (slang) A preparty.

Anagrams

• EPR, ERP, PER, Per., RPE, Rep, Rep., per, per-, per., rep

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin praeda.

Noun

pre f

1. prey
2. quarry

See also

• viktimë

Lawi

Noun

pre

1. hail

Further reading

• Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• pr?je (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prê/

Adverb

pr? (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. before, earlier

Preposition

pr? (Cyrillic spelling ????) (+ genitive case)

1. before
2. ago

Spanish

Noun

pre m (plural pres)

1. (obsolete) loan

Derived terms

• estar a pre

English

Noun

gre (plural gres)

1. Obsolete form of gree.

Anagrams

• -erg-, EGR, ERG, GER, Ger, Ger., Ger??, Reg, erg, ger, reg

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French gré (“step”), from Latin gradus. The senses related to success are potentially from Scottish Gaelic gré.

Alternative forms

• gree

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re?/

Noun

gre (plural gres)

1. A step, gree or rung; a part of a staircase or ladder.
2. A stage or level as part of a scale; a level of a discontinuous scale.
3. A degree or extent; a level of a continuous scale.
4. Social or professional standing or status; one's position in society or a subset of it.
5. A degree or generation of ancestry; a stage in one's family history.
6. Success, winning or achievement in battle or sport.
7. (geometry) An angular measurement amounting to 1/360 of a circle.
8. (rare) A degree (educational qualification handed out by tertiary institutions)

Related terms

• degre

Descendants

• English: gree (obsolete)
• Scots: gree

References

• “gr??, 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 gr?tum, a noun from Latin gr?tus.

Alternative forms

• gree

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re?/

Noun

gre (uncountable)

1. A favourable or good attitude; goodwill, kindness.
   • Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale:

     And notified is þur?out þe toun / Þat every wi?t, wiþ greet devocioun, / Sholde preyen Crist þat he þis mariage / Recyve in gree and spede þis viage.

2. Satisfaction, compensation, understanding.

Related terms

• agre
• greable
• green

Descendants

• English: gree (archaic)
• Scots: gree (obsolete)

References

• “gr??, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-15.

Etymology 3

Verb

gre

1. Alternative form of green

North Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gr?saz. Compare Mooring gra, Heligolandic grai, Föhr and Wiedingharde grä.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?r?/

Adjective

gre

1. (Sylt) grey

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English grey.

Adjective

gre

1. grey

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gregis (compare Old Irish graig (“horses”)); cognate with Latin grex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re?/

Noun

gre f (plural greoedd)

1. stud (of horses), flock, herd

   Synonyms: haid, gyr, praidd, diadell

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