1greet1 (ɡriːt
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome
- to send a message of friendship to
- to receive in a specified manner ⇒
her remarks were greeted by silence
- to become apparent to ⇒
the smell of bread greeted him
Word Origin
Old English grētan; related to Old High German gruozzen to address2greet2 (ɡriːt) Scottish
Definitions
verb
- (intr) to weep; lament
noun
- weeping; lamentation
Word Origin
from Old English grētan, northern dialect variant of grætan; compare Old Norse grāta, Middle High German grazenTranslations
- British English:
greet
When you greet someone, you say something friendly such as `hello' when you meet them.She greeted him when he came in from school.ɡriːt VERB She greeted him when he came in from school.
- Spanish:
saludar
v
- French:
saluer
vt
- German:
grüßen
v
- Chinese: 问候 v
- Arabic: يُرَحِّبُ بِ vt
- Portuguese: cumprimentar v
- Russian: приветствовать v
- Croatian: pozdraviti v
- Czech: pozdravit v zdravit
- Danish: hilse v
- Dutch: groeten v
- Finnish: tervehtiä v
- Greek: χαιρετώ v
- Italian: accogliere v
- Japanese: ･･･に挨拶する v
- Korean: 인사하다 v
- Norwegian: hilse v
- Polish: przywitać v witać
- Brazilian Portuguese: cumprimentar v
- European Spanish:
saludar
v
- Swedish: hälsa v
- Thai: ทักทาย v
- Turkish: selamlamak v
- Vietnamese: chào hỏi v
Usage examples
He let himself be ushered forward to greet the formidable Ella.
, The Sound of Murder (1986)After a while, his mate flew up to greet him and the two soared high into the sky together.
Country Life (2005)Mr. Ader's franchise has dozens of regular customers, he said, who will often walk into his store and greet his dog, Amber, by name.
Globe and Mail (2003)Cast members greet you outside the theatre in full costume, happy to pose for family snaps.
Sun, News of the World (2000)At the end of one meeting with about twenty German pastors, one elderly man came up to greet me.
, A Channel of Peace (1993)