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- [greet]
- /grit/
- /ɡriːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [greet]
- /grit/
Definitions of greet word
- verb with object greet to lament; bewail. 1
- verb without object greet to grieve; lament; cry. 1
- noun greet Give a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition to (someone) on meeting. 1
- transitive verb greet welcome guests, customers 1
- transitive verb greet say hi 1
- transitive verb greet make itself noticed 1
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Origin of greet
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English greten, Old English grētan; cognate with German grüssen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Greet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
greet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
greet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for greet
verb greet
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- hail — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
Antonyms for greet
verb greet
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
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