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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

/ É¡°ù¾±Ë³Ù /

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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/ É¡°ù¾±Ë³Ù /

verb

  1. intr to weep; lament
“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

noun

  1. weeping; lamentation
“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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ°ù±ð±ð³Ùİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of greet1

before 900; Middle English greten, Old English ²µ°ùŧ³Ù²¹²Ô; cognate with German ²µ°ùü²õ²õ±ð²Ô

Origin of greet2

before 900; Middle English grete, Old English ²µ°ùÇ£³Ù²¹²Ô; cognate with ON ²µ°ùÄå³Ù²¹, Gothic gretan
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of greet1

Old English ²µ°ùŧ³Ù²¹²Ô; related to Old High German gruozzen to address

Origin of greet2

from Old English ²µ°ùŧ³Ù²¹²Ô, northern dialect variant of ²µ°ùæ³Ù²¹²Ô; compare Old Norse ²µ°ùÄå³Ù²¹, Middle High German grazen
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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.â€

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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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No matter who was starring, every good Dodger play was greeted with a roar that rang of familiarity.

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