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   greet

   /ɡriːt/

   verb

   • 1. give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone): "some of the customers greeted the barman in Gaelic" Similar say hello toaddresssalutehailhalloonod towave toraise one's hat totip one's hat toacknowledge the presence ofwelcomemeetreceiveshow inusher inadmitacceptlet inOpposite ignore
   • ▪ receive or acknowledge (something) in a specified way: "everyone greeted this idea warmly" Similar receiveacknowledgerespond toreact totakehearlisten to
   • ▪ (especially of a sight or sound) become apparent to (a person arriving somewhere): "Sam threw open the door and was greeted by a cacophony of noise"

   Word Origin Old Englishgrētan ‘approach, attack, or salute’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeten and German grüssen ‘greet’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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