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⏳ A hard time ⏳ To endure
to dree

to dree

9.9
To suffer something unpleasant without complaining
  • verb
  • /driː/
  • Archaic
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  • During the storm, they knew they would need to dree the bitter cold until help arrived.

Examples

  • He had to dree the pain of his injury before he could fully recover.

  • You've got to dree your weird.

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  • Sometimes, we must dree the hardships that life throws our way with courage.

Synonyms

to endure
vsto dree
304 3.5

To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up

is patient suffering rather than focusing on long effort
to hold still for
vsto dree
  • Informal
7.5

Allow something unpleasant without complaining

is patient suffering rather than mere passivity

Antonyms

to enjoy
∞ 1.0

To feel happy because of something you do or see

to rejoice
93 3.6

Feel or show that you are very happy

How Patient

to persevere
22 5.1
to dree
  • Archaic
9.9
to bear
876 3.9
to tolerate
290 3.5

Surface Forms

dree infinitive
dreeing present participle
drees third person singular
dred past
dred past participle

Etymology

Dree comes from an old English and Scots verb drēogan meaning 'to endure' or 'to suffer'. So to dree something is to patiently suffer or 'endure' it.