pree

See also: Pree

English

Etymology

From Jamaican Creole pree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɹiː]

Verb

pree (third-person singular simple present prees, present participle preeing, simple past and past participle preed)

1. (MLE, MTE, Caribbean and their expatriates) to heed, to take notice of or pay attention to
   • 2017 March 24, Fredo (lyrics and music), “London City” (track 3), in Get Rich Or Get Recalled‎^[1]:

     We do our own ting, I don't even pree dem

   • 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

   • 2022 June 16, Stay Flee Get Lizzy Feat Clavish (lyrics and music), “Lately”‎^[3], 2:03:

     Lately, I don't want the fame, but I pree'd it,
     I'm famous

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpriː/

Verb

pree

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /priː/

Verb

pree (third-person singular simple present prees, present participle preein, simple past preed, past participle preed)

1. 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

1. inflection of prear:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative