begreet

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verb

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

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Meanings

verbbegreet (third-person singular simple present begreets, present participle begreeting, simple past and past participle begreeted)

present singular third person begreets · participle present begreeting · participle past begreeted · past begreeted

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

    The high Atlantic swell soon meets us, A softer atmosphere betreats us, The solemn solon goose begreets us With strident jangling scream [...]

    1883, John McCosh, Sketches in Verse at Home and Abroad

Origin

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

begreet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begreet

MLA

“begreet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begreet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “begreet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begreet.

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