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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 51Թ Forms

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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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Foreign journalists remarked that the German people would greet Hitler’s motorcade with wild, almost hysterical enthusiasm; their beaming faces showed something like real love for their leader.

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The same phenomenon greeted President Nixon’s declaration in May 1970 that “if I had any money I’d be buying stocks right now.”

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The King, who will be 77 this year, was pictured smiling as he greeted guests.

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We've arranged for him to first greet Lily and Doug while they are on the other side of the high metal fence which surrounds the field.

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When Herring made the neighborhood rounds with his team one Wednesday in late March, he stopped at every block to greet old friends passing by.

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