greet¹ Definition
greet (grēt)
transitive verb
- to speak or write to with expressions of friendliness, respect, pleasure, etc., as in meeting or by letter; hail; welcome
- to meet, receive, address, or acknowledge (a person, utterance, or event) in a specified way the speech was greeted with cheers; the army was greeted by cannon shots
- to come or appear to; meet a roaring sound greeted his ears
Etymology: ME greten < OE gretan, grætan, akin to Du groetan, Ger grüssen < IE *ghredh- < base *gher-, echoic of outcry > L hirrire, to whimper, growl
greet¹ Related Forms
greet² Definition
greet (grēt)
intransitive verb
Scot. to weep; lament
Etymology: ME greten < OE grætan, akin to Goth gretan and to greet
greet Synonyms
greet
v.
greet Usage Examples
Object
- card: Then I started to make greeting cards, which were very popular locally.
- dawn: You can take it outside with you and practice your ' magic ' whilst greeting the dawn and at the closing of the day.
- visitor: He loves to greet the visitors at our Long Stratton site.
- guest: The evening started at 10 Downing Street where Cherie Booth greeted guests for a reception.
- arrival: Helene Patounas, President of Aston Students ' Guild, greets an early arrival on Saturday morning.
- sunrise: About greeting the sunrise with open arms, not joining the cloakroom queue... ... ... .
Preposition: on
arrival: Her Royal Highness was greeted on arrival by Mr. Patrick Evelyn, Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey.
Subject
- applause: Following a great evening which included our first illuminated boat display which was greeted by applause from the crowd on the bank.
- sight: Shaggy, hiding just a few feet away, was greeted by the sight of Daphne splayed out over the floor.
- queue: Following the mass ravers we arrived at the NEC and we were greeted by a colossus queue which was moving slowly but was massive!
Preposition: as
liberator: They entered Milan on 15 May, and were greeted as liberators by Italian radicals expecting to enjoy the benefits of revolutionary liberties.
Preposition: with
- applause: Every catch by Neenan was greeted with tumultuous applause, every desperate tackle by a Burnley player produced roars of approval.
- derision: So far all he has offered is some classic spin around a Blair brand called Kyoto Lite which has been rightly greeted with derision.
- enthusiasm: As such the pieces were greeted with enthusiasm throughout.
- cheer: This live favorite was greeted with a massive cheer from the crowd that the band seemed to enjoy.
- fanfare: His arrival tho was greeted with fanfares but this was one big signing that did not work out.
- roar: We entered the dining room in the boys wing during the mid-day meal and were greeted with a tremendous roar from 200 young throats.
Preposition: by
- applause: Following a great evening which included our first illuminated boat display which was greeted by applause from the crowd on the bank.
- sight: Shaggy, hiding just a few feet away, was greeted by the sight of Daphne splayed out over the floor.
- queue: Following the mass ravers we arrived at the NEC and we were greeted by a colossus queue which was moving slowly but was massive!
Browse dictionary entries near greet
- ‹ Greer
- ‹ greenwood
- ‹ Greenwich Village
- ‹ Greenwich (mean) time
- ‹ Greenwich
- ‹ greenway
- ‹ Greenville
- ‹ greensward
- ‹ greenstone
- ‹ greenstick fracture
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