greet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb express greetings upon meeting someone
  2. verb send greetings to
  3. verb react to in a certain way

Etymology

From Middle English greten, from Old English grētan, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

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Synonyms

recognize, recognise

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