greets
/ɡɹiːts/
greets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of greet.
Meaning of greet
Verb (1)
greet (third-person singular simple present greets, present participle greeting, simple past and past participle greeted)
- To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.
- My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Synonyms:
- hail
- To arrive at or reach, or meet.
- In vain the Spring my Senſes greets / In all her Colours, all her Svveets; / To me the Roſe / No longer glovvs, / Every Plant / Has loſt its Scent: […]1707, [Joseph Addison], Rosamond. An Opera. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 9
- To accost; to address.
- Fair on his feet the polish'd sandals shine,
And thus he greets the master of the swine:1725–1726, Homer, “(please specify the book or chapter of the Odyssey)”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC
- Fair on his feet the polish'd sandals shine,
- To meet and give salutations.
- There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep in peace.c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- To be perceived by (someone).
- A brilliant dawn greeted her eyes as she looked out of the window.
Verb (2)
greet (third-person singular simple present greets, present participle greeting, simple past and past participle greeted or grat or grutten)
- To weep; to cry.
- And damn't! if he didn't take down her bit things and scone her so sore she grat like a bairn [...].1933, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Cloud Howe (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 312
- Synonyms:
- beweep, burst into tears, cry, cry one's eyes out, shed a tear, shed tears, squirt some, wail, weep
Noun
greets pl (plural only)
- Greetings sent to other demosceners, often included in the scrolltext of a demo.
- greets to […]
- I was just considering the term 'lamer' (because of all these ROM D00DZ who I think of as 'emulamers') and I was wondering: is 'lamer' a term that is unique to the C64 scene? I haven't seen in used it other circles, but it sure used to crop up a hell of a lot in demos, cracktro greets, etc.1998, andreww, “C64 slang”, in comp.emulators.cbm (Usenet)
Forms of greets
| alternative form | greetz |
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Phrases with greets
Words that rhyme with greets
Questions about greets
- What does greets mean?
- Greets means greetings sent to other demosceners, often included in the scrolltext of a demo.
- What is greets the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Greets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of greet.
- What part of speech is greets?
- Greets is a noun.
- How do you pronounce greets?
- Greets is pronounced /ɡɹiːts/.
Words near greets in the dictionary
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