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greet
verb
-
greet
,
greeting
,
greets
,
greeted
to
say
hello
to
someone
or
make
them
feel
welcome
when
you
meet
or
see
them
•
At
the
party
,
everyone
rushed
to
greet
the
guest
of
honor
at
the
door
.
At
the
party
,
everyone
rushed
to
greet
the
guest
of
honor
at
the
door
.
•
The
receptionist
always
stands
up
to
greet
visitors
with
a
cheerful
smile
.
The
receptionist
always
stands
up
to
greet
visitors
with
a
cheerful
smile
.
Old
English
grētan
“
to
approach
,
address
,
salute
,”
related
to
German
grüßen
,
originally
meaning
“
come
into
contact
with
.”
verb
-
greet
,
greeting
,
greets
,
greeted
to
receive
or
react
to
something
in
a
particular
way
•
His
proposal
was
greeted
with
enthusiastic
applause
.
His
proposal
was
greeted
with
enthusiastic
applause
.
•
A
cold
silence
greeted
her
announcement
.
A
cold
silence
greeted
her
announcement
.
verb
-
greet
,
greeting
,
greets
,
greeted
(
Scottish
)
to
cry
or
weep
,
especially
noisily
•
The
bairn
began
to
greet
when
his
scoop
of
ice-cream
fell
onto
the
pavement
.
The
bairn
began
to
greet
when
his
scoop
of
ice-cream
fell
onto
the
pavement
.
•
"
Dinna
greet
,
lass
,"
the
old
fisherman
said
kindly
.
"
Dinna
greet
,
lass
,"
the
old
fisherman
said
kindly
.
From
Scots
and
Northern
English
usage
,
continuing
the
Old
English
sense
“
lament
,
bewail
,”
which
survived
in
dialect
though
lost
in
Standard
English
.
