greet

8 definitions found

greet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Greet \Greet\ (gr[=e]t), v. i.
     To meet and give salutations.
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           There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep
           in peace.                                --Shak.
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  Greet \Greet\, a.
     Great. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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  Greet \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.
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  Greet \Greet\, n.
     Mourning. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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  Greet \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.
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              My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the
        heart glad.
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              In vain the spring my senses greets.  --Addison.
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     3. To accost; to address. --Pope.
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  Greet \Greet\, n.
     Greeting. [Obs.] --F. Beaumont.
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greet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  greet
      v 1: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: greet,
           recognize, recognise]
      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"

greet - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "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