Kilo Lingo

greet

/ɡriːt/

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Translation

To say hello to someone or welcome them when you meet.

Word origin

From Old English gretan, meaning to come near or address.

Origin
Old English
Root
gretan

Grammar

Verb typeregular (greet, greets, greeted)

Examples

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Here "greet" means to say hello to them.

everyone .

"Greets" is the form used with he, she, or it.

warmly.

"Greeted" is the past form of "greet".

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This word is part of lesson 16.