Greet Definition

grēt
greeted, greets
verb
greeted, greets
To speak or write to with expressions of friendliness, respect, pleasure, etc., as in meeting or by letter; hail; welcome.
Webster's New World
To weep; lament.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
To be perceived by.
A din greeted our ears.
American Heritage
To come or appear to; meet.
A roaring sound greeted his ears.
Webster's New World
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adjective

(obsolete except Scotland) Great.

Wiktionary
noun
greets
Wiktionary

Origin of Greet

  • Old English grētan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną. Cognate with Dutch groeten, German grüßen. Compare Old Saxon grotian, Old Frisian greta, Old High German gruozen.

    From Wiktionary

  • From a blend of two Old English verbs, grētan (cognate with Swedish gräta', Danish græde) and grēotan (of uncertain ultimate origin), both ‘weep, lament’.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English greten from Old English grētan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English greet, grete (“great”).

    From Wiktionary

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