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greet
1[ greet ]
verb (used with object)
- to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
Synonyms: ,
- to meet or receive:
to be greeted by cheering crowds; to greet a proposal with boos and hisses.
- to manifest itself to:
Music greeted his ear as he entered the salon.
verb (used without object)
- Obsolete. to give salutations on meeting.
greet
2[ greet ]
verb (used without object)
- to grieve; lament; cry.
verb (used with object)
- to lament; bewail.
greet
1/ ɡː /
verb
- to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome
- to send a message of friendship to
- to receive in a specified manner
her remarks were greeted by silence
- to become apparent to
the smell of bread greeted him
greet
2/ ɡː /
verb
- intr to weep; lament
noun
- weeping; lamentation
Other Word Forms
- İ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of greet1
Origin of greet2
Word History and Origins
Origin of greet1
Origin of greet2
Example Sentences
When you wake up on Friday morning. if, unlike political nerds, you have actually been to bed, the headlines that will greet you will be about Reform.
And shortly before first pitch Saturday, the entire program gathered near the third base line — wearing their blue “Palisades” jerseys — and were greeted by Roberts with a brief address.
"When you meet another Filipino, even if you don't know them, you greet them, you feel like they're family, even if you're not."
A long time ago, Sydney Pollack greeted me after a screening of ‘The Thomas Crown Affair.’
Similar levels of passion were also on display at the union hall where Pierre Poilievre greeted enthusiastic supporters in the Toronto area earlier in the week.
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