Meanings
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1
verb
To welcome someone in a friendly way when you meet them.
She greeted her guests warmly at the door.
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2
verb
To react to something in a particular way.
The audience greeted the news with loud cheers.
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3
verb
To be the first thing that someone sees, hears, or smells.
A beautiful sunrise greeted us as we left the house.
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Etymology
From a blend of two Old English verbs, grētan, grǣtan (itself from Proto-West Germanic *grātan); and of Old English grēotan (itself from *greutan), both meaning "to weep, lament". Possibly reinforced in Northern England and Scotland by Old Norse gráta, whence also Danish græde, Norwegian gråte, Swedish gråta, all meaning "to cry, to weep".
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