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greet

(griːt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense greets, present participle greeting, past tense, past participle greeted
1. verb
When you greet someone, you say 'Hello' or shake hands with them.
She liked to be home to greet Steve when he came in from school. [VERB noun]
2. verb [usually passive]
If something is greeted in a particular way, people react to it in that way.
The court's decision has been greeted with dismay by fishermen. [beV-ed + with/by]
It is unlikely that this suggestion will be greeted enthusiastically in the BalticStates. [be V-ed adv]
Synonyms: receive, take, respond to, react to More Synonyms of greet
3. verb
If you are greeted by something, it is the first thing you notice in a particular place.
[written]
I was greeted by a shocking sight. [be VERB-ed + by]
The savoury smell greeted them as they went through the door. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of greet

greet in British English 1

(ɡriːt)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome
2. 
to send a message of friendship to
3. 
to receive in a specified manner
her remarks were greeted by silence
4. 
to become apparent to
the smell of bread greeted him
Word origin
Old English grētan; related to Old High German gruozzen to address

greet in British English 2

(ɡriːt) Scottish
verb
1. (intransitive)
to weep; lament
noun
2. 
weeping; lamentation
Word origin
from Old English grētan, northern dialect variant of grætan; compare Old Norse grāta, Middle High German grazen

greet in American English 1

(grit)
verb transitive
1. 
to speak or write to with expressions of friendliness, respect, pleasure, etc., as in meeting or by letter; hail; welcome
2. 
to meet, receive, address, or acknowledge (a person, utterance, or event) in a specified way
the speech was greeted with cheers; the army was greeted by cannon shots
3. 
to come or appear to; meet
a roaring sound greeted his ears
Derived forms
greeter (ˈgreeter)
noun
Word origin
ME greten < OE gretan, grætan, akin to Du groetan, Ger grüssen < IE *ghredh- < base *gher-, echoic of outcry > L hirrire, to whimper, growl

greet in American English 2

(grit)
verb intransitive
Scottish
to weep; lament
Word origin
ME greten < OE grætan, akin to Goth gretan and to greet1

Examples of 'greet' in a sentence
greet

The meet and greet lasted about two hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The arrival of the studious Frenchman was not exactly greeted with universal enthusiasm within the club.
The Sun (2016)
Your ticket includes a meet and greet with Santa plus a free gift.
The Sun (2016)
Test status was greeted enthusiastically, but then reality hit home.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I like the way he meets and greets.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The collapse was greeted with dismay by both unions and government.
The Sun (2008)
Most of those striking over pay work as characters greeting guests and performing shows.
The Sun (2012)
Sometimes he greets visitors standing and you see that he is rather smaller than you expected.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The changes have been greeted enthusiastically by many in their fifties and sixtieswho are approaching retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The way he greets players as they come off the pitch.
The Sun (2007)
The arrival was also greeted with enthusiasm by residents.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The news will be greeted with delight by forces families.
The Sun (2008)
The container was inside a parcel that contained a greeting card and a scarf.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
All are ready to meet and greet.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Six meerkats greet visitors from an enclosure by the front door.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many of them would recognise and greet him enthusiastically as we walked together to and from court.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Neither of these announcements was greeted with universal enthusiasm.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Some people will greet this news with whoops of delight.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The way he greets folks as they leave is as telling as what he does during the service.
Christianity Today (2000)
You and your guest will be greeted by friendly staff and can enjoy full use of the spa facilities.
The Sun (2014)
The message was greeted by whistles.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The news has been greeted with dismay, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They will come at us absolutely full on and we will be there to meet them and greet them in the right way.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I open the door and am greeted by an array of friendly faces.
The Sun (2013)
My wife opens the door and greets me with that familiar look, the one of pity at my lack of manliness.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The prospect of Britain suffering a fresh wave of redundancies will be greeted with dismay in the Cabinet.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
greet

British English: greet /ɡriːt/ VERB
When you greet someone, you say something friendly such as `hello' when you meet them.
She greeted him when he came in from school.
  • American English: greet
  • Arabic: يُرَحِّبُ بِ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cumprimentar
  • Chinese: 问候
  • Croatian: pozdraviti
  • Czech: zdravit
  • Danish: hilse
  • Dutch: groeten
  • European Spanish: saludar
  • Finnish: tervehtiä
  • French: saluer dire bonjour
  • German: grüßen
  • Greek: χαιρετώ
  • Italian: accogliere
  • Japanese: ･･･に挨拶する
  • Korean: 인사하다
  • Norwegian: hilse
  • Polish: przywitać
  • European Portuguese: cumprimentar
  • Romanian: a saluta
  • Russian: приветствовать
  • Latin American Spanish: saludar
  • Swedish: hälsa säga hej
  • Thai: ทักทาย
  • Turkish: selamlamak
  • Ukrainian: вітати
  • Vietnamese: chào hỏi

Chinese translation of 'greet'

greet

(ɡriːt)

vt

  1. (= welcome) [person] 欢(歡)迎 (huānyíng)
  2. (= receive) [announcement, news] 回应(應) (huíyìng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to address or meet with expressions of friendliness or welcome
He greeted us with a smile.
Synonyms
salute
He stepped out and saluted the general.
hail
I saw him and hailed him.
nod to
say hello to
address
The two ministers did not address each other directly.
accost
I told them that someone had accosted me in the street.
tip your hat to
2 (verb) 
Definition
to address or meet with expressions of friendliness or welcome
She was waiting at the door to greet her guests.
Synonyms
welcome
Several people came out to welcome me.
meet
receive
The following evening the duchess was again receiving guests.
karanga (New Zealand)
mihi (New Zealand)
haeremai (New Zealand)
3 (verb) 
Definition
to receive in a specified manner
The European Court's decision has been greeted with dismay.
Synonyms
receive
The proposals have been well received by many deputies.
take
He had taken the news badly.
respond to
react to

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accost
Definition
to approach, stop, and speak to
I told them that someone had accosted me in the street.
Synonyms
confront,
challenge,
address,
stop,
approach,
oppose,
halt,
greet,
hail,
buttonhole
in the sense of address
Definition
to speak to
The two ministers did not address each other directly.
Synonyms
speak to,
talk to,
greet,
hail,
salute,
invoke,
communicate with,
accost,
approach,
converse with,
apostrophize,
korero (New Zealand)
in the sense of hail
Definition
to call out to
I saw him and hailed him.
Synonyms
salute,
call,
greet,
address,
welcome,
speak to,
shout to,
say hello to,
accost,
sing out,
halloo

Synonyms of 'greet'

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