-ee en · X · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English -ee, -ē, from Anglo-Norman and Old French -ee, French -é, -ée, endings forming past participle of verbs ending in -er. Doublet of -ate. More distantly related to inherited English -ed.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (i.e., to whom or to which an action is done).
train + -ee → trainee
interview + -ee → interviewee
employ + -ee → employee
examine + -ee → examinee
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(morpheme, uncommon) Added to intransitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the subject of that verb (that is, who or that does an action).
stand + -ee → standee
post + -ee → postee
respond + -ee → respondee
absent + -ee → absentee
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(morpheme) Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract or other transaction involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in -or.
mortgage + -ee → mortgagee
legate + -ee → legatee
assign + -ee → assignee
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(morpheme) Used to form words meaning a person who has undergone a particular medical procedure.
laryngectomy + -ee → laryngectomee
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(morpheme) Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun.
venereal + -ee → venerealee
barge + -ee → bargee
tender + -ee → tenderee
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
Translations (25)
cy -ai (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · it -tore (forming words meaning a person who or a thing that does an action, especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied) · ga -aí (forming words meaning a person who or a thing that does an action, especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied) · sq -të (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · de -en (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · it -ata (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · es -ada (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · de -e (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · ja 被 (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · de -e (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · de -es (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · fi -tu (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · ga -aí (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · fr -ée (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · sq -atë (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · es -ado (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · it -ato (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · io -ario (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · eo -ato (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · ga -aí (law: forming words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract) · fr -eur (forming words meaning a person who or a thing that does an action, especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied) · fr -é (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done) · fr -euse (forming words meaning a person who or a thing that does an action, especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied) · it -trice (forming words meaning a person who or a thing that does an action, especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied) · io -ato (forming words meaning a person to whom or a thing to which an action is done)