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Definition greet

Etymology 1

From Middle English greten, from Old English gr?tan, from Proto-Germanic *gr?tijan?. Cognate with West Frisian groetsje, Low German gröten, Dutch groeten, German grüßen (Old High German gruozen), Old Saxon grotian, Old Frisian greta.

Verb

greet (third-person singular simple present greets, present participle greeting, simple past and past participle greeted)

1. (transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means e.g. writing or over the phone/internet
2. (transitive) To arrive at or reach, or meet (talking of something which brings joy)
3. (transitive) To accost; to address.
4. (intransitive) To meet and give salutations.
5. (transitive) To be perceived by (somebody).

Etymology 2

From Middle English greet, grete (“great”).

Adjective

greet (comparative more greet, superlative most greet)

1. (obsolete outside Scotland) Great.

Etymology 3

From a blend of two Old English verbs, gr?tan, gr?tan (cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish gråta, Norwegian Bokmål gråte, Danish græde) from Proto-Germanic *gr?tan?; and of Old English gr?otan (itself from Proto-Germanic *greutan?), both meaning ‘to weep, lament’.

Verb

greet (third-person singular simple present greets, present participle greeting, simple past and past participle greeted or grat or grutten)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) To weep; to cry.

Noun

greet (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Mourning, weeping, lamentation.

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