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Lees
Webster 1828 Edition
Lees
LEES
, n.The grosser parts of any liquor which have settled on the bottom of a vessel; dregs; sediment; as the lees of wine.
Definition 2024
lees
lees
English
Noun
lees pl (plural only)
- The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X:
- Kipper drained his glass to the lees and seemed to become calmer.
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Synonyms
- (sediment): dregs
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Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
lees
- plural of lee
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Afrikaans
Etymology
Verb
lees (present lees, present participle lesende, past participle gelees)
- to read
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leːs/
- Rhymes: -eːs
Verb
lees
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North Frisian
Etymology
In sense 1 from Old Frisian lesa.
Verb
lees
Conjugation
Conjugation of lees
| infinitive I | lees | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | tu leesen | |
| past participle | leesen | |
| imperative singular | lees | |
| imperative plural | lees'em | |
| present | past | |
| 1st-person singular | ik lees | ik lus |
| 2nd-person singular | dü leest | dü lust |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at leest | hi/hat/at lus |
| 1st-person dual | wat lees | wat lus |
| 2nd-person dual | jat lees | jat lus |
| 1st-person plural | wi lees | wi lus |
| 2nd-person plural | jam lees | jam lus |
| 3rd-person plural | jo lees | jo lus |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st-person singular | ik haa leesen | ik hed leesen |
| 2nd-person singular | dü heest leesen | dü hedst leesen |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at hee leesen | hi/hat/at hed leesen |
| 1st-person dual | wat haa leesen | wat hed leesen |
| 2nd-person dual | jat haa leesen | jat hed leesen |
| 1st-person plural | wi haa leesen | wi hed leesen |
| 2nd-person plural | jam haa leesen | jam hed leesen |
| 3rd-person plural | jo haa leesen | jo hed leesen |
| future (skel) | future (wel) | |
| 1st-person singular | ik skal lees | ik wal lees |
| 2nd-person singular | dü skääl lees | dü wääl lees |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at skal lees | hi/hat/at wal lees |
| 1st-person dual | wat skel lees | wat wel lees |
| 2nd-person dual | jat skel lees | jat wel lees |
| 1st-person plural | wi skel lees | wi wel lees |
| 2nd-person plural | jam skel lees | jam wel lees |
| 3rd-person plural | jo skel lees | jo wel lees |