greet
1
[ greet ]
/ grit /
verb (used with object)
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
to meet or receive: to be greeted by cheering crowds; to greet a proposal with boos and hisses.
to manifest itself to: Music greeted his ear as he entered the salon.
verb (used without object)
Obsolete.
to give salutations on meeting.
Origin of greet
1
before 900; Middle English
greten, Old English
grētan; cognate with German
grüssen
OTHER WORDS FROM greet
greet·er, nounWords nearby greet
Definition for greeted (2 of 2)
greet
2
[ greet ]
/ grit /
verb (used without object)
to grieve; lament; cry.
verb (used with object)
to lament; bewail.
Origin of greet
2
before 900; Middle English
grete, Old English
grǣtan; cognate with ON grāta, Gothic
gretan
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British Dictionary definitions for greeted (1 of 2)
greet
1
/ (ɡriːt) /
verb (tr)
to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome
to send a message of friendship to
to receive in a specified manner
her remarks were greeted by silence
to become apparent to
the smell of bread greeted him
Word Origin for greet
Old English
grētan; related to Old High German
gruozzen to address
British Dictionary definitions for greeted (2 of 2)
greet
2
/ (ɡriːt) Scot /
verb
(intr)
to weep; lament
noun
weeping; lamentation
Word Origin for greet
from Old English
grētan, northern dialect variant of
grætan; compare Old Norse
grāta, Middle High German
grazen