Greet
[griːt] or [ɡrit]
Definition
(verb.) react to in a certain way; 'The President was greeted with catcalls'.
(verb.) send greetings to.
(verb.) express greetings upon meeting someone.
(verb.) be perceived by; 'Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment'.
Typed by Jody--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Great.
(v. i.) To weep; to cry; to lament.
(n.) Mourning.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad.
(v. t.) To accost; to address.
(v. i.) To meet and give salutations.
(n.) Greeting.
Checked by Gwen
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Salute, welcome, hail, address, accost.[2]. Compliment, send greeting to.
Checker: Olivier
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ADDRESS]
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Definition
v.i. (Spens.) to cry weep.—adj. Greet′ing mournful.—n. weeping.
v.t. to salute or address with kind wishes: to send kind wishes to: to congratulate.—v.i. to meet and salute:—pr.p. greet′ing; pa.p. greet′ed.—n. Greet′ing expression of kindness or joy: salutation.
Typist: Rodger
Examples
- Strange that grief should now almost choke me, because another human being's eye has failed to greet mine. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The first man to greet me was Kantos Kan himself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- This fierce green warrior had been the first to greet me that day, now twenty years gone, which had witnessed my first advent upon Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- When you meet a friend on the street you smile as you greet him. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Brother Tadger, let him come forth and greet us. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Graham courteously rose up to greet me. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Some of us can hardly expect, perhaps, in the natural course of things, to greet you on your return. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She recognised him; she greeted him, and yet she was flutteredsurprised, taken unawares. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Everyone greeted him kindly, for Jo's sake at first, but very soon they liked him for his own. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- We greeted each other, and after shaking hands took our seats. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He bowed very slightly without speaking, and the smile with which he greeted his lordship was scarcely perceptible. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Dorset greeted the sally with delight. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The cheer which greeted his entrance was heard beyond the Tiber! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She had sunk into one of the golden thrones, and as I turned to her she greeted me with a wan smile. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Poor Rosamond is ill, Lydgate added immediately on his greeting. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- With this unconfessed confession, her letters glowed; it kindled them, from greeting to adieu. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There were several people on the pavement at the time, but the greeting appeared to come from a slim youth in an ulster who had hurried by. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The Khan came out from his tent about thirty paces to meet Yuan Chwang, who, after a courteous greeting, entered the tent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As their retreating footsteps died away in the distance, I called out softly the Martian word of greeting, kaor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- It was a peal of joy from the populace outside, greeting the news that he would die on Monday. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Yes, for a purpose, said Crispin boldly, evidently not to be duped by the suave greeting of Justinian. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Here in brilliant Paris, under this majestic Arch of Triumph, the First Century greets the Nineteenth! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Hor Vastus greets the son of Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, and of her husband, John Carter. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The rubber mat greets you at the front door, a little pad cushions the door stops and the backs of chairs, and a ring seals the mouth of the fruit jar. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Mr Snagsby puts up at one of these inky wells and greets the stranger with his cough of general preparation for business. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typist: Manfred