greet

CEFRA1

/ɡɹiːt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To say hello or welcome someone.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To accost; to address.

Examples

  • There is no one to greet me.

  • When the visitor entered the room, we stood to greet him.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To arrive at or reach, or meet.

  2. To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.

  3. To meet and give salutations.

More examples

In context

  • A brilliant dawn greeted her eyes as she looked out of the window.

  • My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you.

  • And damn't! if he didn't take down her bit things and scone her so sore she grat like a bairn [...].

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English greten, from Old English grētan, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną. Cognate with Dutch groeten, German grüßen, grüssen.