greet
/gri:t/
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Definition
- Verb (Transitive):
- To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes; to welcome: To say hello to someone or to receive someone with a specific expression or gesture upon meeting.
- To receive or react to in a specified way: To be the first thing that is seen, heard, or experienced in a particular situation.
- To respond to: To react to something in a particular manner.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (Transitive):
- She always greets her neighbors with a warm smile.
- A beautiful landscape greeted the hikers when they reached the summit.
- The controversial proposal was greeted with widespread criticism.
Advanced Usage
- "to greet someone/something with something": To react to or receive someone or something using a particular action, sound, or expression.
- The audience greeted the performer with a standing ovation.
- He greeted the bad news with surprising calm.
Variants and Related Words
- Greeting (n): An act or words of welcome or salutation.
- Please extend my greetings to your family.
- Greeter (n): A person who greets people, for example, at the entrance of a store.
Synonyms
- Salute: To greet with a gesture, especially a formal one.
- Welcome: To greet someone in a friendly and polite way when they arrive.
- Hail: To call out to or greet enthusiastically.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Greet" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly or with prepositions like "with," as shown in the examples.)
Related Idioms
- To greet someone with open arms: To welcome someone very warmly and enthusiastically.
- After years abroad, her hometown greeted her with open arms.
Verb
- be perceived by
- Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment
- react to in a certain way
- The President was greeted with catcalls
- send greetings to
- express greetings upon meeting someone