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”).

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