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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

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greet

2

/ ɡriːt /

verb

  1. (intr) to weep; lament

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noun

  1. weeping; lamentation

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Other Word Forms

  • greeter noun
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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
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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
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Example Sentences

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The Ukrainians descended the steps, to be met with a low-key American greeting, and with their optimism, like a piece of waylaid luggage, lost somewhere en route.

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The resurgence of volatility greeted investors in a particularly anxious place.

I imagine that’s part of why the film has been greeted with tension.

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As Fender and his band collected the trophy on stage, they were greeted by the football chant "Toon, Toon, Black and White army".

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Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with an open floor plan that accentuates the expansive living area, with double French doors that allow natural light to flood the space.

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