Definitions from Wiktionary (dree) ▸ verb:(transitive) To bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo. ▸ verb:(intransitive) To endure; to brook; also, to be able to do or continue. ▸ noun:(chiefly Northumbria, Scotland, archaic) Grief; suffering; trouble. ▸ adverb:(Northeast Midlands, Northern England) ▸ adverb:Of the doing of a task: with concentration; laboriously. ▸ adverb:Chiefly of the falling of rain: without pause or stop; continuously, incessantly. ▸ adverb:(Lancashire, Scotland) Slowly, tediously. ▸ adjective:Alternative form of dreich [Extending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded.] ▸ Also see dree ▸ Words similar to dreed ▸ Usage examples for dreed