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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

greet

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/ ɡː /

verb

  1. intr to weep; lament
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noun

  1. weeping; lamentation
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Other Word Forms

  • İ noun
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Word 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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Word 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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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.

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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.

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"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."

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A long time ago, Sydney Pollack greeted me after a screening of ‘The Thomas Crown Affair.’

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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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