ream
verb/riːm/
/riːm/
(North American English, informal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they ream | /riːm/ /riːm/ |
| he / she / it reams | /riːmz/ /riːmz/ |
| past simple reamed | /riːmd/ /riːmd/ |
| past participle reamed | /riːmd/ /riːmd/ |
| -ing form reaming | /ˈriːmɪŋ/ /ˈriːmɪŋ/ |
- ream somebody to treat somebody unfairly or cheat them
- We got reamed on that deal.
Word Originnoun late Middle English: from Old French raime, based on Arabic rizma ‘bundle’.Want to learn more?
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