01 a. Great.
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Great.[Obs.]
Entry
8 senses · 6 variants
Webster, 1913
Greet
/grēt/
· IPA /ɡɹiːt/
02 v. i. To weep; to cry; to lament.
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To weep; to cry; to lament.[Obs. or Scot.]
03 n. Mourning.
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Mourning.[Obs.]
04 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 co…
imp. & p. p.
Greeted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Greeting
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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.” — Shak.
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To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad.“In vain the spring my senses greets.” — Addison.
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To accost; to address.
05 v. i. To meet and give salutations.
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To meet and give salutations.“There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep in peace.” — Shak.
06 n. Greeting.
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Greeting.[Obs.]