English Explanatory Dictionary

begreet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give or send greetings to; hail; salute; greet; acknowledge by greeting.

Word forms

begreet begreets begreeting begreeted

Etymology

From be- + greet. Compare West Frisian begroetsje (“to begreet”), Dutch begroeten (“to salute, cheer, acclaim”), German Low German begröten (“to welcome; greet”), German begrüßen (“to welcome, appreciate, salute”).

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