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greeting
greet·ing G0263400 (grē′tĭng)n. A word or gesture of welcome or salutation.greeting (ˈɡriːtɪŋ) n1. the act or an instance of welcoming or saluting on meeting2. (often plural) a. an expression of friendly salutationb. (as modifier): a greetings card. greet•ing (ˈgri tɪŋ)
n. 1. the act or words of one who greets; salutation. 2. greetings, an expression of friendly regard. [before 900] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  greeting - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)salutationplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than oneacknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"well-wishing - an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing"compliments, regard, wish - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"reception, response - the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"hail - enthusiastic greetingkiss of peace, pax - (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharistwelcome - a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"salute - an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hathello, hi, howdy, hullo, how-do-you-do - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"good morning, morning - a conventional expression of greeting or farewellgood afternoon, afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewellmilitary greeting, salute - a formal military gesture of respectvisiting card, calling card, card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited |
greetingnoun1. welcome, reception, hail, salute, address, salutation His greeting was familiar and friendly.plural noun1. best wishes, regards, respects, compliments, good wishes, salutations They exchanged hearty Christmas greetings.greetingnounAn expression, in words or gestures, marking a meeting of persons:hail, salutation, salute, welcome.Translationsgreet (griːt) verb to welcome. She greeted me when I arrived. 迎接 迎接ˈgreeting noun friendly words or actions used in welcome. 問候語，招呼語 招呼，问候 ˈgreetings noun plural a friendly message. Christmas greetings. 祝賀(詞) 贺辞Greeting
greet (someone or something) with open arms1. To greet someone very happily and eagerly; to give someone a very warm, enthusiastic welcome. When my brother left for the military, he and I didn't get along too well, but now that he's coming home, I can't wait to greet him with open arms. It was a little intimidating starting a new job at such a large firm, but everyone there greeted me with open arms.2. To be very pleased and enthusiastic about something, especially that which is new or unexpected. The president has announced a reversal on his controversial policy, and many people are greeting the news with open arms.See also: arm, greet, openseason's greetingsA set phrase used to formally greet people during a holiday season, especially in Christmas cards. Season's greetings, from everyone here at Rex Motor Group Inc.See also: greetinghow do you doA question asked, often rhetorically, upon being introduced to someone, especially in a more formal setting. Ah, Margaret—it's lovely to meet you—how do you do? A: "How do you do?" B: "I do just fine, and you?"See also: howGreetings and felicitationsAn emphatic and somewhat formal greeting. Greetings and felicitations! Thank you all so much for coming!See also: and, felicitation, GreetingGreetings and salutationsAn emphatic and somewhat formal greeting. Greetings and salutations! Thank you all so much for coming!See also: and, Greeting, salutationGreetings and felicitations! and Greetings and Salutations!Hello and good wishes. (A bit stilted.) "Greetings and felicitations! Welcome to our talent show!" said the master of ceremonies. Bill: Greetings and salutations, Bob! Bob: Come off it, Bill. Can't you just say "Hi" or something?See also: and, GreetingHow do you do.a standard inquiry and response on greeting or meeting someone. (This expression never has rising question intonation, but the first instance of its use calls for a response. Sometimes the response does, in fact, explain how one is.) Sally: Hello. How do you do. Bob: How do you do. Mary: How do you do. So glad to meet you, Tom. Tom: Thank you. How are you? Mary: Just fine. Your brother tells me you like camping. Tom: Yes. Are you a camper? Mary: Sort of.See also: howhow do you doA conventional greeting used mostly after being introduced to someone, as in And this is our youngest-say "How do you do" to Mr. Smith. Although it is a question, it requires no reply. Originally, in the 1600s, this expression was an inquiry after a person's health or standing, how do you do meaning "how do you fare?" Today we usually express this as How are you? or How are you doing? or How goes it? or How's it going? Even more general are the slangy locutions How are things? or How's tricks? All of these greetings date from the first half of the 1900s. See also: howˌhow do you ˈdo (becoming old-fashioned) used as a formal greeting when you meet somebody for the first time. The usual reply is also How do you do?See also: how(the) season’s ˈgreetings (written) used as a greeting at Christmas, especially on Christmas cardsSee also: greetinggreeting
Synonyms for greetingnoun welcomeSynonyms- welcome
- reception
- hail
- salute
- address
- salutation
noun best wishesSynonyms- best wishes
- regards
- respects
- compliments
- good wishes
- salutations
Synonyms for greetingnoun an expression, in words or gestures, marking a meeting of personsSynonyms- hail
- salutation
- salute
- welcome
Synonyms for greetingnoun (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)SynonymsRelated Words- plural
- plural form
- acknowledgement
- acknowledgment
- well-wishing
- compliments
- regard
- wish
- reception
- response
- hail
- kiss of peace
- pax
- welcome
- salute
- hello
- hi
- howdy
- hullo
- how-do-you-do
- good morning
- morning
- good afternoon
- afternoon
- military greeting
- visiting card
- calling card
- card
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