greet
1[ greet ]
/ grit /
verb (used with object)
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
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.
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Origin of greet
1before 900; Middle English greten, Old English grētan; cognate with German grüssen
OTHER WORDS FROM greet
greet·er, nounWords nearby greet
Definition for greeted (2 of 2)
greet2
[ greet ]
/ grit /
verb (used without object)
to grieve; lament; cry.
verb (used with object)
to lament; bewail.
Origin of greet
2before 900; Middle English grete, Old English grǣtan; cognate with ON grāta, Gothic gretan
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British Dictionary definitions for greeted (1 of 2)
greet1
/ (ɡriːt) /
verb (tr)
to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome
to send a message of friendship to
to receive in a specified mannerher remarks were greeted by silence
to become apparent tothe smell of bread greeted him
Word Origin for greet
Old English grētan; related to Old High German gruozzen to address
British Dictionary definitions for greeted (2 of 2)
greet2
/ (ɡriːt) Scot /
verb
(intr) to weep; lament
noun
weeping; lamentation
Word Origin for greet
from Old English grētan, northern dialect variant of grætan; compare Old Norse grāta, Middle High German grazen
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