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greet

1

[greet]

verb (used with object)

  1. to address with some form of salutation; welcome.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. to meet or receive.

    to be greeted by cheering crowds; to greet a proposal with boos and hisses.

  3. to manifest itself to.

    Music greeted his ear as he entered the salon.



verb (used without object)

  1. Obsolete.to give salutations on meeting.

greet

2

[greet]

verb (used without object)

  1. to grieve; lament; cry.

verb (used with object)

  1. to lament; bewail.

greet

1

/ ɡː /

verb

  1. to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome

  2. to send a message of friendship to

  3. to receive in a specified manner

    her remarks were greeted by silence

  4. to become apparent to

    the smell of bread greeted him

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greet

2

/ ɡː /

verb

  1. (intr) to weep; lament

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noun

  1. weeping; lamentation

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • greeter noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of greet1

before 900; Middle English greten, Old English ŧٲ; cognate with German ü

Origin of greet2

before 900; Middle English grete, Old English ǣٲ; cognate with ON ٲ, Gothic gretan
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of greet1

Old English ŧٲ; related to Old High German gruozzen to address

Origin of greet2

from Old English ŧٲ, northern dialect variant of æٲ; compare Old Norse ٲ, Middle High German grazen
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Her grandpa, a friendly old man who was paroled decades ago, reached out to greet me, his whole body shaking from Parkinson’s.

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Stepping foot in the capital Nuuk this morning, Macron will be met with chilly and blustery weather, but despite the cold conditions, he'll be greeted warmly.

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Father's Day gifting is evolving: while 58% of consumers still buy greeting cards, many are opting for more meaningful presents.

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Noisemakers and shouts greeted the announcement of each graduate’s name.

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One of the first sights that greets arrivals to the centre of Serbia's capital Belgrade are government buildings in an advance state of collapse.

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