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
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- say farewell
- say-goodbye
- slight
- snub
- ignore
adjective
(obsolete except Scotland) Great.
Wiktionary
noun
greets
(obsolete) Mourning, weeping, lamentation.
Wiktionary
Origin of Greet
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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”).
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