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"2": "be",
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"1": "fy",
"2": "begroetsje",
"3": "",
"4": "to begreet"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian begroetsje (“to begreet”)",
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"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "begroeten",
"3": "",
"4": "to salute, cheer, acclaim"
},
"expansion": "Dutch begroeten (“to salute, cheer, acclaim”)",
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},
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"2": "begröten",
"3": "",
"4": "to welcome; greet"
},
"expansion": "German Low German begröten (“to welcome; greet”)",
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},
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"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "begrüßen",
"3": "",
"4": "to welcome, appreciate, salute"
},
"expansion": "German begrüßen (“to welcome, appreciate, salute”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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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{
"ref": "1883, John McCosh, Sketches in Verse at Home and Abroad",
"text": "The high Atlantic swell soon meets us, A softer atmosphere betreats us, The solemn solon goose begreets us With strident jangling scream [...]",
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"To give or send greetings to; hail; salute; greet; acknowledge by greeting."
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"(transitive) To give or send greetings to; hail; salute; greet; acknowledge by greeting."
],
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"3": "",
"4": "to salute, cheer, acclaim"
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"expansion": "Dutch begroeten (“to salute, cheer, acclaim”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "begröten",
"3": "",
"4": "to welcome; greet"
},
"expansion": "German Low German begröten (“to welcome; greet”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "begrüßen",
"3": "",
"4": "to welcome, appreciate, salute"
},
"expansion": "German begrüßen (“to welcome, appreciate, salute”)",
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],
"etymology_text": "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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"To give or send greetings to; hail; salute; greet; acknowledge by greeting."
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"(transitive) To give or send greetings to; hail; salute; greet; acknowledge by greeting."
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