greet

¹greet

transitive verb \ˈgrēt\

Definition of GREET

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>

— greet·er noun

Origin of GREET

Middle English greten, from Old English grētan; akin to Old English grǣtan to weep

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with GREET

beat, beet, bleat, cheat, cleat, Crete, deet, eat, feat, fleet, Geat, gleet, heat, lied, meat, meet, mete, neat, peat, pleat, seat, sheet, skeet, sleet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, weet, wheat

²greet

intransitive verb

grat \ˈgrat\ grut·ten \ˈgrə-t^ən\

Definition of GREET

Scottish

: weep, lament

Origin of GREET

Middle English greten, from Old English grǣtan; akin to Old Norse grāta to weep

First Known Use: before 12th century