Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wee]
- /wi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wee]
- /wi/
Definitions of weest word
- adjective weest little; very small. 1
- adjective weest very early: in the wee hours of the morning. 1
- noun weest (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To waste. 1
- verb weest (Transitive Verb) (Britain dialectal, Northern England) To waste. 0
- adjective weest superlative form of wee: most wee. 0
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Origin of weest
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150 for an earlier sense; Middle English we, variant of wei (small) quantity, Old English wēg, Anglian form of wǣge weight, akin to wegan to weigh1
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Parts of speech for Weest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
weest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.