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greet
1[ greet ]
verb (used with object)
- to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
greet
2[ greet ]
verb (used without object)
- to grieve; lament; cry.
verb (used with object)
- to lament; bewail.
greet
1/ ɡː /
verb
- to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome
- to send a message of friendship to
- to receive in a specified manner
her remarks were greeted by silence
- to become apparent to
the smell of bread greeted him
greet
2/ ɡː /
verb
- intr to weep; lament
noun
- weeping; lamentation
Other 51Թ Forms
- İ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of greet1
Origin of greet2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of greet1
Origin of greet2
Example Sentences
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.
The same phenomenon greeted President Nixon’s declaration in May 1970 that “if I had any money I’d be buying stocks right now.”
The King, who will be 77 this year, was pictured smiling as he greeted guests.
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.
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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