reet
1
9.9
Being in good condition or feeling well
- adjective
- /riːt/
- UK
:
bien
- Aye, he'll be 'reet.
Examples
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Don't worry, everything will be reet in the end.
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After a long journey, I felt reet happy to be home.
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The old house looked reet good after its recent renovation.
Synonyms
fine
vsreet
∞
1.0
In good enough condition so no one needs to worry
is expressed in Northern speech rather than in standard neutral speech
all right
vsreet
∞
1.0
Feeling healthy or good enough to use
is the Northern dialect form used to express the same idea
362
5.1
Okay or good enough
is the dialectal spoken form rather than a nonstandard written variant
13
7.9
In a good state without any problems
is the Northern everyday expression rather than a general idiomatic phrase
3
9.3
Very good and pleasing to people
is milder and used regionally to mean simply satisfactory or okay
2
7.8
In perfect condition and ready to use
is less extreme and simply means acceptable or in good enough condition
How Good
Surface Forms
reet positive
Etymology
Reet comes from a northern way of saying right, which means 'correct' or 'all right'. So when people say someone is reet, they mean the person is 'all right' or well.