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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
greet
/ɡɹiːt/
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)