greet
greet Lexical Profile
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• verb
To give a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition to someone when meeting.
"The receptionist stepped forward to greet the visitors with a warm smile."
To receive or react to a person, event, or statement in a specified manner.
"The mayor's announcement was greeted with enthusiastic applause from the audience."
To become immediately apparent or perceptible to the senses of someone arriving.
"The rich aroma of freshly baked bread greeted us as soon as we opened the kitchen door."
Scottish To weep or shed tears; to lament.
"The lost child stood by the roadside, beginning to greet quietly in the rain."
• Rhymes for greet
Word Origin & Etymology
The primary sense derives from Old English grētan ('to approach, touch, address, or salute'), from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną ('to cause to speak'). The Scottish sense meaning 'to weep' comes from a distinct Old English verb, grēotan ('to weep, lament').