misgreet
misgreet · misgreets · misgreeted · misgreeting
To greet wrongly; to affront or insultTo greet wrongly; (by extension) to affront or insult
Meaning
1 sensesTo greet wrongly; (by extension) to affront or insult
Origin
From Middle English *misgreten, from Old English misgrētan (“to affront; insult”), equivalFrom Middle English *misgreten, from Old English misgrētan (“to affront; insult”), equivalent to mis- + greet.
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Forms
misgreets, misgreeting, misgreeted, misgreeted| Base form | misgreet · to misgreet |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | misgreets |
| Present participle | misgreeting |
| Past simple | misgreeted |
| Past participle | misgreeted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle