greet

¹

[greet]

verb (used with object)

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

   Synonyms: accost, hail

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

/ ɡriːt /

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

greet

²

/ ɡriːt /

verb

1. (intr) to weep; lament

noun

1. weeping; lamentation

Other Word Forms

• greeter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of greet¹

before 900; Middle English greten, Old English grētan; cognate with German grüssen

Origin of greet²

before 900; Middle English grete, Old English grǣtan; cognate with ON grāta, Gothic gretan

Word History and Origins

Origin of greet¹

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

Origin of greet²

from Old English grētan, northern dialect variant of grætan; compare Old Norse grāta, Middle High German grazen

Example Sentences

Yet “The Life of a Showgirl” has not been greeted as enthusiastically as some of Swift’s earlier work.

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Upon entering the property, guests are greeted with an open floor plan that begins with the expansive living area, which boasts floor-to-ceiling windows and a cozy fireplace.

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Windsor Park was at its rip-roaring best on Monday to greet Germany and O'Neill said the home support "carried" his young squad as legs started to tire.

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A few neighbors and cousins emerged from similarly destroyed ruins, exchanging greetings that sounded both joyous and fragile.

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Sometimes this meet and greet releases massive energy in the form of powerful invisible jets, appearing just like the water jet used by firefighters to put out a fire.

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Related Words

• accost 
• acknowledge 
• address 
• approach 
• attend 
• embrace 
• hail 
• meet 
• receive 
• salute 
• shake hands 
• stop