Dictionary Definition
greet
Verb
2 send greetings to
3 react to in a certain way; "The President was
greeted with catcalls"
4 be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when
he entered the apartment"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /gɹi:t/
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- Rhymes with: -iːt
Etymology 1
gretan < West . Cognate with Dutch groeten, German grüßen. Compare Old Saxon grotian, Old Frisian greta, Dutch groeten, Old High German gruozen, German grußen.Verb
- 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.
- To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart
glad.
- In vain the spring my senses greets. -Addison.
- To accost; to address.
- To meet and give salutations.
- There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep in peace. -Shak.
Translations
to address with salutations or expressions of
kind wishes
- French: saluer
- Greek: χαιρετώ
to come upon, or meet, as with something that
makes the heart glad
- Finnish: tervehtiä
to accost; to address
- Finnish: tervehtiä
intransitive: to meet and give salutations
Adjective
- In the context of "obsolete|except|_|Scotland": Great.
Etymology 2
From a blend of two verbs, gretan (cognate with Swedish gräta', Danish græde) and greotan (of uncertain ultimate origin), both ‘weep, lament’.Noun
References
New Geordie Dictionary 1987}}Scots
Etymology
From a blend of twoSynonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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