greet

greet  (grt)

tr.v. greet·ed, greet·ing, greets

1. To salute or welcome in a friendly and respectful way with speech or writing, as upon meeting or in opening a letter.

2. To receive with a specified reaction: greet a joke with laughter.

3. To be perceived by: A din greeted our ears.

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[Middle English greten, from Old English grtan.]

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greeter n.

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greet¹

vb (tr)

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

[Old English grētan; related to Old High German gruozzen to address]

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greet² Scot

vb

(intr) to weep; lament

n

weeping; lamentation

[from Old English grētan, northern dialect variant of grætan; compare Old Norse grāta, Middle High German grazen]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	greet - express greetings upon meeting someone recognise, recognize shake hands - take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation curtsy, bob - make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" salute - greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me" salute, present - recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" salute - honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers herald, hail - greet enthusiastically or joyfully welcome, receive - bid welcome to; greet upon arrival say farewell - say good-bye or bid farewell bid, wish - invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" accost, come up to, address - speak to someone
	2.	greet - send greetings to communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" compliment - express respect or esteem for
	3.	greet - react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls" react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
	4.	greet - be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

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greet

verb

1. salute, hail, nod to, say hello to, address, accost, tip your hat to He greeted us with a smile.

2. welcome, meet, receive She was waiting at the door to greet her guests.

3. receive, take, respond to, react to The European Court's decision has been greeted with dismay.

Translations

greet [griːt] VT (gen) → saludar; (= welcome) → recibir; [sight, smell etc] [+ sb, sb's eyes] → presentarse a
the statement was greeted with laughter → la declaración fue recibida entre risas
this was greeted with relief by everybody → todos recibieron la noticia con gran alivio

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greet [ˈgriːt] vt

(= meet) [+ person] → accueillir
He greeted me with a kiss → Il m'a accueillie en me donnant un baiser.

[+ news, announcement] → accueillir

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greet

vt (= welcome) → begrüßen; (= receive, meet) → empfangen; (= say hallo to) → grüßen; news, decision → aufnehmen; a terrible sight greeted him → ihm bot sich ein fürchterlicher Anblick

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greet [griːt] vt → accogliere, salutare
a strange sight greeted his eyes → una strana scena si presentò ai suoi occhi
the statement was greeted with loud laughter → l'affermazione fu salutata da or con grasse risate

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greet [griːt] vt → accogliere, salutare
a strange sight greeted his eyes → una strana scena si presentò ai suoi occhi
the statement was greeted with loud laughter → l'affermazione fu salutata da or con grasse risate

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greet

v greet [griːt]

to welcome She greeted me when I arrived. groet يُحَيّي شَخْصا، يَسْتَقْبِل приветствам vítat hilse (be)grüßen χαιρετώ saludar tervitama خوش آمد گفتن tervehtiä saluer; accueillir לְבָרֵך प्रणाम करना pozdraviti, zaželjeti dobrodošlicu üdvözöl menyambut fagna, heilsa salutare あいさつする 환영하다 pasveikinti sveicināt; sveikt menegur groeten, welkom heten ønske velkommen, hilse witać saudar a ura bun venit приветствовать vítať pozdraviti pozdraviti hälsa, välkomna ทักทาย selâmlamak 迎接 вітати(ся) ملاقات پر سلام یا اظہار خیر سگالی کرنا chào mừng 迎接

n greeting

friendly words or actions used in welcome. groet تَحِيَّه поздрав pozdrav hilsen die Begrüßung χαιρετισμός saludo tervitus سلام و تعارف tervehdys salutation בְּרָכָה शुभकामनाएं pozdrav üdvözlet salam kveðja, heilsun, kveðjuorð saluto あいさつ 인사말 pasveikinimas sveiciens; []sveikšana sapaan begroeting, verwelkoming hilsen, velkomst powitanie saudação salutare приветствие pozdrav pozdrav, dobrodošlica pozdrav välkomnande, välkomstord คำทักทาย selâm 問候語，招呼語 вітання خوش آمدید، سلام یا استقبال کے الفاظ lời chào hỏi; lời chào mừng 欢迎辞

n pl greetings

a friendly message Christmas greetings. groetnis, groete تَحِيّات поздрави blahopřání hilsen; -hilsen die Grüße χαιρετίσματα, ευχές saludos, recuerdos tervitused تبریکات terveiset voeux אִיחוּלִים अभिवादन, शुभकामनाएं, बधाई čestitka üdvözlet ucapan selamat kveðja saluti あいさつの言葉 (편지 등의) 인사말 sveikinimai, linkėjimai apsveikums ucapan selamat groeten, beste wensen hilsen, lykkønskninger życzenia saudação felicitare поздравления blahoprianie čestitka čestitka hälsning คำอวยพร kutlama, tebrik 祝賀(詞) поздоровлення خوشنودی کا اظہار lời chúc mừng 贺辞

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greet → يُرحِب ب pozdravit hilse grüßen χαιρετώ saludar tervehtiä saluer pozdraviti accogliere ･･･に挨拶する 인사하다 groeten hilse przywitać cumprimentar приветствовать hälsa ทักทาย selamlamak chào hỏi 问候