Definition of Greet

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Definition of Greet

Greet

Great.

To weep; to cry; to lament.

Mourning.

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.

To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad.

To accost; to address.

To meet and give salutations.

Greeting.

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Greet Quotations

A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.
P. J. O'Rourke

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.
Rainer Maria Rilke

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.
Morihei Ueshiba

Each morning my characters greet me with misty faces willing, though chilled, to muster for another day's progress through the dazzling quicksand the marsh of blank paper.
John Updike

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
O. Henry

Propaganda in the ordinary sense of the term plays a less important part in a consumer society, where people greet all official pronouncements with suspicion.
Christopher Lasch

There is an invisible garment woven around us from our earliest years; it is made of the way we eat, the way we walk, the way we greet people.
Jean Giraudoux

Nothing is more dreadful in life than the profound thought that death may only greet you with eternal nothingness.
Kim Elizabeth

And if you dont believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.
Chris Cornell

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.
Robert E. Sherwood

Greet Translations

greet in Afrikaans is groet
greet in Danish is hilse, sige goddag
greet in Dutch is groeten, begroeten
greet in French is saluer, saluons, saluez, saluent
greet in Italian is salutare, salutare
greet in Latin is saluto
greet in Norwegian is hilse
greet in Portuguese is cumprimente
greet in Spanish is saludale, cumplimentar, saludar

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