pree
English
Etymology
From Jamaican Creole pree.
Pronunciation
Verb
pree (third-person singular simple present prees, present participle preeing, simple past and past participle preed)
- (MLE, MTE, Caribbean and their expatriates) to heed, to take notice of or pay attention to
- 2021 March 5, Tay Floss (lyrics and music), “Leave Em”[2]:
- Niggas be preeing
I call the duppy, that nigga gon leave em
- 2021, “On Me”, in Parallel World, performed by Cadence Weapon ft. Manga Saint Hilare:
- And the fans, they watch me on phones / So everybody’s preeing, that’s how the ting goes
Anagrams
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Unknown. Since all of Jamaica, Trinidad and Antigua where it is attested were British colonies, it may retain Scots pree, having gradually caught on until becoming more frequent in Jamaica in the 2000s due to music fashion. Or it may be an imala of pry.
Pronunciation
Verb
pree
- to look at, to peer, to check out
- 2005, “Fight Over Man”[4]performed by Spice (musician):
- Mi put it on and send him home and tell him go pree dat
- I put it on and send him home and tell him to go and check that out.
Descendants
- → English: pree
Scots
Etymology
Shortened form of prieve.
Pronunciation
Verb
pree (third-person singular simple present prees, present participle preein, simple past preed, past participle preed)
- to test, sample, taste
- Whan the stewart pree'd the watter turned intil wine, onkennin whaur it cam frae, tho the servans at hed drawn it kent, he turned tae the bridgegroom. John 2:9 (Lorimer translation)
Spanish
Verb
pree
- inflection of prear:
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