Greit vs. Great: What's the Difference?

Greit and Great Definitions
Greit
Alternative form of greet(to weep)
Great
Very large in size, extent, or intensity
A great pile of rubble.
A great storm.
Greit
See Greet, to weep.
Great
Of a larger size than other, similar forms
The great anteater.
Great
Large in quantity or number
A great throng awaited us.
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Great
Extensive in time or distance
A great delay.
A great way off.
Great
Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent
A great crisis.
Great anticipation.
Great
Of outstanding significance or importance
A great work of art.
Great
Chief or principal
The great house on the estate.
Great
Superior in quality or character; noble
A great man who dedicated himself to helping others.
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Great
Powerful; influential
One of the great nations of the West.
Great
Eminent; distinguished
A great leader.
Great
Very good; first-rate
We had a great time at the dance.
Great
Very skillful
She is great at algebra.
Great
Enthusiastic
A great lover of music.
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Great
Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination
A great-granddaughter.
Great
(Archaic) Pregnant.
Great
Pl. greats or great One that is great
A composer considered among the greats.
Great
A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes.
Great
A similar division of other organs.
Great
Very well
Got along great with the teacher.
Great
Used as an intensive with certain adjectives
A great big kiss.
Great
(augmentative) Large, senior high-ranking, intense, extreme, or exceptional
Great
Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.
A great storm is approaching our shores.
A great assembly
A great wait
Great
Title referring to an important leader.
Alexander the Great
Great
Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.
The great auk
Great
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
Dinner was great.
Great
Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
A dirty great smack in the face
Great Scott!
Great
(qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
Great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather
Great
Pregnant; large with young; full of.
Great with child
Great with hope
Great
Intimate; familiar.
Great
Extreme or more than usual.
Great worry
Great
Of significant importance or consequence; important.
A great decision
Great
(applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.
A great deed
A great nature
A great history
Great
Impressive or striking.
A great show of wealth
Great
Much in use; favoured.
Poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era.
Great
(applied to persons) Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.
A great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc.
Great
Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
What a great buffoon!
He's not a great one for reading.
A great walker
Great
(often followed by 'at') Skilful or adroit.
A great carpenter
You are great at singing.
Great
Expression of gladness and content about something.
Great! Thanks for the wonderful work.
Great
Sarcastic inversion thereof.
Oh, great! I just dumped all 500 sheets of the manuscript all over and now I have to put them back in order.
Great
A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.
Great
(music) The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
Great
(in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
My three-greats grandmother.
Great
(informal) Very well in a very satisfactory manner.
Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don't have to be sharpened.
Great
Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; - opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
Great
Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.
Great
Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
Great
Superior; admirable; commanding; - applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
Great
Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.
Great
Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.
He doth object I am too great of birth.
Great
Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
Great
Pregnant; big (with young).
The ewes great with young.
Great
More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
We have allGreat cause to give great thanks.
Great
Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; - often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.
Great
The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.
Great
Relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind;
A great juicy steak
A great multitude
The great auk
A great old oak
A great ocean liner
A great delay
Great
More than usual;
Great expectations
Great worry
Great
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation;
Our distinguished professor
An eminent scholar
A great statesman
Great
Of major significance or importance;
A great work of art
Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century
Great
Remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect;
A great crisis
Had a great stake in the outcome
Great
Very good;
He did a bully job
A neat sports car
Had a great time at the party
You look simply smashing
Great
Uppercase;
Capital A
Great A
Many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
Great
Marked by active interest and enthusiasm;
An avid sports fan
A great walker
An eager beaver
Great
In an advanced stage of pregnancy;
Was big with child
Was great with child