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greet

/ɡˈɹit/GREET
/ɡˈɹit/GREET

Meaningapproach or address

Common meaning: welcome or acknowledge

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgrētan‘approach or address’source
  2. Middle Englishgretensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsapproach or address → welcome or acknowledgegreet‘welcome or acknowledge’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English grētan ‘approach or address’.

Roots

  • grētan Old English “approach or address”

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