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"greet" Definition

  1. a. Great.
  2. v. i. To weep; to cry; to lament.
  3. n. Mourning.
  4. 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.
  5. v. t. To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad.
  6. v. t. To accost; to address.
  7. v. i. To meet and give salutations.
  8. n. Greeting.

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Position in dictionary: 43267 of 111710 words.
Word Type: a., v. i., n., v. t., v. t., v. t., v. i., n.,
Words that start with "greet": 4
Words that end with "greet": 3
Words that contain "greet": 6
Next words in dictionary: greeted, greeter, greeting, greeve, greeze, greffier, gregal, gregarian, gregarin, gregarine
Previous words in dictionary: grees, greenwood, greenweed, greenth, greensward, greenstone, greenshank, greensand, greenroom, greenockite

English Dictionary Definition of greet

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