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verb

Greet v. t. (past & past part. greeted; pres. part. greeting)

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."

To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad. "In vain the spring my senses greets."

To accost; to address.

Greet v. i. (Written also greit) To weep; to cry; to lament. (Obs. or Scot.)

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

adjective

Greet adj. Great. (Obs.)

noun

Greet n. Mourning. (Obs.)

Greet n. Greeting. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Greet'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... the lords of the manor, to have a veto upon the inclosure of the waste. The plaintiffs relied very much upon the following fact, which I here embalm as a note, and append thereon a query:—During the Mayoralty of Mr. Greet[8], a gentleman who died in 1829, a turbot was caught by a dredger on the Queenborough oyster-grounds: this unlucky fish was immediately pounced upon by the Queenborough officials, and seized for the mayor's behoof as his ...

— Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 • Various

... somebody," commanded the colonel, and as he spoke his eyes alighted on Slim Sam, who obediently stepped out to greet the newcomer. ...

— Romance of California Life • John Habberton

... had encountered more trouble than usual with the sun-brown, and was more than ever before convinced that she was a fright and a fool, she went downstairs, wearing her ribbon, to greet Dic, who was sitting on the porch with father, mother, and Tom. When she emerged from the front door, Tom, ...

— A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties • Charles Major

... as mists touched by the end of a rainbow—and the long clouds which lie along the horizon, forecast the doings of chiefs. A pretty instance of the rainbow sign occurred in the recent history of Hawaii. When word reached Honolulu of the death of King Kalakaua, the throng pressed to the palace to greet their new monarch, and as Her Majesty Liliuokalani appeared upon the balcony to receive them, a rainbow arched across the palace and was instantly recognized as a symbol of her royal rank. In the present story the use of the rainbow symbol ...

— The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai • Anonymous

... said, breathlessly, addressing Harman, who rose to greet her. "Mayn't one play the piano here ...

— The Marriage of William Ashe • Mrs. Humphry Ward

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