Nee

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English

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Etymology

French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born

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Adjective

nee

  1. Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.
    Mrs Smith, nee Jones
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Usage notes

  • As it is not a naturalised word in English, nee is usually italicised.
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Forms and variants

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Translations

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Dutch

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Adverb

nee

  1. no
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Usage notes

  • Nee is used to show disagreement or negation.
    Nee, je vergist je.: No, you are mistaken.
    Nee, je mag nu geen televisie kijken: No, you may not watch television now.
  • Nee has a formal form, neen, which is archaic in spoken language, but quite common in written language.

fr:nee id:nee it:nee nl:nee vi:nee

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