greet

Meaning

Synonyms

salute
C1
welcome
A1
hail
B2
receive
B1

say hello

meet
A1

address

recognize
B1
entertain
C1
recognise
B2
accost
agree
A2
felicitate
call
A1
greeting
C1
👋
salaam
C2
encounter
C1
visit
A2

say goodbye to

hallo
C2
speak to
approach
B2
thank
A1
nod
C1
accept
A2
🉑
do the honors
congratulate
C1
pray
B1
🛐
weep
C1
respond
B2
say goodbye
see
A1
👀
take
A1
touch
A2
warn
B1
wave
B2
👋
wish
A1

bid farewell

greet each other

pay respect to

say hi

take leave of

talk to

show respect

call out to someone

deploration
glad-hand

give respect

exchange greeting

make a general speech

Translations

saluer
salutare
⚕️
saludar
grüßen
begrüßen
saudar

χαιρετώ

groeten
accueillir
begroeten
saludar

dire bonjour

salutare
saluto
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɹiːt/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
greten
Inherited from Old English
grētan
Inherited from Middle English
greet
Inherited from Old English
-
Cognate with Old English
grēotan
Cognate with Danish
græde
Cognate with Norwegian
gråte
Cognate with Swedish
gråta
In summary

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

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