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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GREET, v.t. [L. rudo, to bray, to roar.]
1. To address with expressions of kind wishes; to salute in kindness and respect.
My lord, the Mayor if London comes to greet you.
2. To address at meeting; to address in any manner.
3. To congratulate.
4. To pay compliments at a distance; to send kind wishes to. Colossians 4. 2 Timothy 4.
5. To meet and address with kindness; or to express kind wishes accompanied with an embrace. 1 Th 5.
6. To meet.
GREET, v.i. To meet and salute.
There greet in silence, as the dead are wont,
And sleep in peace.
1. To weep; written by Spenser greit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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"

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English greten, from Old English gr?tan; akin to Old English gr?tan to weep Date: before 12th century 1. to address with expression of kind wishes upon meeting or arrival <greeted guests at the door> 2. a. to meet or react to in a specified manner <greeted him with boos> b. to occur as a response to <apathy greeted the plan> 3. to appear to the perception of <a surprising sight greeted her eyes> • greeter noun II. intransitive verb (grat; grutten) Etymology: Middle English greten, from Old English gr?tan; akin to Old Norse gr?ta to weep Date: before 12th century Scottish weep, lament

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v.tr. 1 address politely or welcomingly on meeting or arrival. 2 receive or acknowledge in a specified way (was greeted with derision). 3 (of a sight, sound, etc.) become apparent to or noticed by. Derivatives: greeter n. Etymology: OE gretan handle, attack, salute f. WG 2. v.intr. Sc. weep. Etymology: OE gretan, greotan, of uncert. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Greet Greet, a. Great. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Greet Greet, n. Mourning. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. --Shak. 2. To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad. In vain the spring my senses greets. --Addison. 3. To accost; to address. --Pope.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Greet Greet, v. i. To meet and give salutations. There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep in peace. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Greet Greet, n. Greeting. [Obs.] --F. Beaumont.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(greets, greeting, greeted) 1. When you greet someone, you say 'Hello' or shake hands with them. She liked to be home to greet Steve when he came in from school. VERB: V n 2. If something is greeted in a particular way, people react to it in that way. The European Court's decision has been greeted with dismay by fishermen... It is unlikely that this suggestion will be greeted enthusiastically in the Baltic States. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed with/by n, be V-ed adv 3. If you are greeted by something, it is the first thing you notice in a particular place. (WRITTEN) I was greeted by a shocking sight... The savoury smell greeted them as they went through the door. VERB: be V-ed by n, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Salute, welcome, hail, address, accost. 2. Compliment, send greeting to.

Moby Thesaurus

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