ream

noun

/riːm/

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reams
[plural] (informal) a large quantity of writing
- She wrote reams in the exam.
[countable] (specialist) 500 sheets of paper

Word Originnoun late Middle English: from Old French raime, based on Arabic rizma ‘bundle’.

verb

/riːm/

(North American English, informal)

Verb Forms

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/

Phrasal Verbs

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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’.