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regreet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹiːɡɹiːt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1586; from re- + greet.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, obsolete) A return or exchange of salutations.
    • Vnyoke this ſeyſure, and this kinde regreete? c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
    • Madam, there is a-lighted at your gate A yong Venetian, one that comes before To ſignifie th'approaching of his lord; From whom he bringeth ſenſible regreets; […] c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ix], page 172:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
regreets Number=Plur lexicographic

regreet en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɹiːˈɡɹiːt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1586; from re- + greet.

Meanings

  1. (rare) To greet again; to return a greeting to (someone).
    • Nor never look upon each other's face; Nor never write, regreet, nor reconcile 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act 1, scene 3]:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
regreets Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
regreeted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
regreeted Tense=Past lexicographic
regreeting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic