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greet

/ɡɹiːt/

An illustration for greet

verb1 of 2

to meet someone with friendly words and actions; to welcome

  • “I received a lecture for neglecting to greet each individual.”Tatoeba
  • “People generally greet each other by shaking hands in my country.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

Mourning, weeping, lamentation.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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