greeting

greet·ing

 (grē′tĭng)

n.

A word or gesture of welcome or salutation.

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greeting

(ˈɡriːtɪŋ)

n

1. the act or an instance of welcoming or saluting on meeting

2. (often plural)

a. an expression of friendly salutation

b. (as modifier): a greetings card.

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greet•ing

(ˈgri tɪŋ)

n.

1. the act or words of one who greets; salutation.

2. greetings, an expression of friendly regard.

[before 900]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

greeting - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) salutation plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one acknowledgement, 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 greeting kiss of peace, pax - (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist welcome - 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 hat hello, 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 farewell good afternoon, afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell military greeting, salute - a formal military gesture of respect visiting card, calling card, card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited

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greeting

noun

1. welcome, reception, hail, salute, address, salutation His greeting was familiar and friendly.

plural noun

1. best wishes, regards, respects, compliments, good wishes, salutations They exchanged hearty Christmas greetings.

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greeting

noun

An expression, in words or gestures, marking a meeting of persons:

hail, salutation, salute, welcome.

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Translations

تـَحِيَّةتَحِيَّه

pozdrav

hilsen

BegrüßungGrußGrußwort

χαιρετισμός

saluto

saludo

tervehdys

salutation

pozdrav

köszöntésüdvözlet

kveîja, heilsun, kveîjuorî

accoglienzasaluto

挨拶

인사

begroetinggroet

hilsenvelkomst

powitanie

cumprimentosaudação

приветприветствие

pozdravpozdravičestitke

hälsninghälsningar

คำทักทาย

selâmselamlaşma

lời chào

招呼祝贺问候

greeting

[ˈgriːtɪŋ]

A. N

1. (with words etc) → saludo m; (= welcome) → bienvenida f, acogida f

2. greetings → saludos mpl, recuerdos mpl
greetings! → ¡bienvenido!

B. CPD greetings card N → tarjeta f de felicitaciones

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greeting

[ˈgriːtɪŋ] n

(on meeting) → salutation f

(on birthday, Christmas) → souhait m
Christmas greetings → souhaits mpl de Noël
birthday greetings → souhaits mpl de bon anniversaire
"Season's greetings" → "Meilleurs vœux pour les fêtes de fin d'année"greetings card n → carte f de vœux

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

greeting

n → Gruß m; (act, = welcoming) → Begrüßung f; (= receiving, meeting) → Empfang m; we received a friendly greeting from the crowd → die Menge bereitete uns einen freundlichen Empfang; greetings → Grüße pl; (= congratulations) → Glückwünsche pl; to send greetings to somebody → Grüße an jdn senden; (through sb else) → jdn grüßen lassen; please give my greetings to them → bitte grüße sie von mir

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

greeting

[ˈgriːtɪŋ] n → saluto; (welcome) → accoglienza greetings npl → saluti mpl
Season's greetings → Buone Feste
Christmas/birthday greetings → auguri mpl di Natale/di compleanno

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greet

(griːt) verb

to welcome. She greeted me when I arrived. groet يُحَيّي شَخْصا، يَسْتَقْبِل приветствам saudar vítat grüßen hilse χαιρετώsaludar 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 hetenønske velkommen, hilsewitać ښه راغلی ویل 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

ˈgreeting noun

friendly words or actions used in welcome. groet تَحِيَّه поздрав saudação pozdrav die Begrüßung hilsen χαιρετισμόςsaludo tervitus سلام و تعارف tervehdys salutationברכה शुभकामनाएं pozdrav üdvözlet salam kveðja, heilsun, kveðjuorð saluto あいさつ 인사말 pasveikinimas sveiciens; []sveikšana sapaan begroeting, verwelkominghilsen, velkomstpowitanie سلام اچول، 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 招呼，问候

ˈgreetings noun plural

a friendly message. Christmas greetings. groetnis, groete تَحِيّات поздрави saudação blahopřání die Grüße hilsen; -hilsen 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, lykkønskningerżyczenia مبارکی ویل 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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greeting

→ تـَحِيَّة pozdrav hilsen Begrüßung χαιρετισμός saludo tervehdys salutation pozdrav accoglienza 挨拶 인사 begroeting hilsen powitanie cumprimento приветствие hälsning คำทักทาย selamlaşma lời chào 祝贺

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greeting

n. saludo, bienvenida.

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