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Greet Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Greet? [v] react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls" [v] send greetings to [v] express greetings upon meeting someone [v] be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Greet: recognise \| recognize Related Terms \| Find terms related to Greet: accost \| address \| apostrophize \| appeal to \| approach \| bawl \| bespeak \| bid good day \| bid good morning \| blubber \| boohoo \| bow to \| break down \| burst into tears \| buttonhole \| call to \| cry \| curtsy \| dissolve in tears \| drop a tear \| exchange greetings \| hail \| halloo \| invoke \| kiss \| kiss hands \| lift the hat \| meet \| nod to \| pull the forelock \| receive \| salute \| say hello \| shake \| shake hands \| shed tears \| snivel \| sob \| speak \| speak fair \| speak to \| take aside \| talk to \| touch the hat \| uncover \| usher in \| weep \| welcome \| whimper See Also \| accost \| address \| bid \| bob \| come up to \| communicate \| compliment \| curtsy \| hail \| herald \| intercommunicate \| present \| react \| receive \| respond \| salute \| say farewell \| shake hands \| welcome \| wish \| wring hands Greet In Webster's Dictionary \Greet\, a. Great. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Greet\, v. i. [OE. greten, AS. gr[=ae]tan, gr[=e]tan; akin to Icel. gr[=a]ta, Sw. gr[*a]ta, Dan. gr[ae]de, Goth. gr[=e]ctan; cf. Skr. hr[=a]d to sound, roar. [root]50.] To weep; to cry; to lament. [Obs. or Scot.] [Written also {greit}.] --Spenser. \Greet\, n. Mourning. [Obs.] --Spenser. \Greet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Greeting}.] [OE. greten, AS. gr[=e]tan to address, approach; akin to OS. gr[=o]tian, LG. gr["o]ten, D. groeten, OHG. gruozzen, G. gr["u]ssen. [root]50.] 1. To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes; to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship; to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the intervention of another, or by writing or token. My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. --Shak. 2. To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad. In vain the spring my senses greets. --Addison. 3. To accost; to address. --Pope. \Greet\, v. i. To meet and give salutations. There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep in peace. --Shak. \Greet\, n. Greeting. [Obs.] --F. Beaumont.

Greet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Greet?

[v] react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"
[v] send greetings to
[v] express greetings upon meeting someone
[v] be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Greet: recognise | recognize

Greet In Webster's Dictionary

\Greet\, a.
Great. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


\Greet\, v. i. [OE. greten, AS. gr[=ae]tan, gr[=e]tan;
akin to Icel. gr[=a]ta, Sw. gr[*a]ta, Dan. gr[ae]de, Goth.
gr[=e]ctan; cf. Skr. hr[=a]d to sound, roar. [root]50.]
To weep; to cry; to lament. [Obs. or Scot.] [Written also
{greit}.] --Spenser.


\Greet\, n.
Mourning. [Obs.] --Spenser.


\Greet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greeted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Greeting}.] [OE. greten, AS. gr[=e]tan to address, approach;
akin to OS. gr[=o]tian, LG. gr["o]ten, D. groeten, OHG.
gruozzen, G. gr["u]ssen. [root]50.]
1. To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes;
   to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship;
   to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or
   through the intervention of another, or by writing or
   token.

         My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you.
                                               --Shak.

2. To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the
   heart glad.

         In vain the spring my senses greets.  --Addison.

3. To accost; to address. --Pope.


\Greet\, v. i.
To meet and give salutations.

      There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep
      in peace.                                --Shak.


\Greet\, n.
Greeting. [Obs.] --F. Beaumont.

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