(grēt) v.t.
1. To address words of friendliness, courtesy, respect, etc., to, as in speaking or writing.
2. To receive or meet in a specified manner: He was greeted with a chorus of boos.
3. To come into the sight or awareness of; appear to: The sea greeted their eyes. See synonyms under ADDRESS. [OE grētan]
—greet′er noun

(grēt) Scot. v.i. grat, greet·ing
To weep.
—noun A crying; weeping.
—greet′ing noun