greet
verb/ɡriːt/
/ɡriːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they greet | /ɡriːt/ /ɡriːt/ |
| he / she / it greets | /ɡriːts/ /ɡriːts/ |
| past simple greeted | /ˈɡriːtɪd/ /ˈɡriːtɪd/ |
| past participle greeted | /ˈɡriːtɪd/ /ˈɡriːtɪd/ |
| -ing form greeting | /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/ /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/ |
- to say hello to somebody or to welcome them
- greet somebody He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived.
- The winning team was greeted by cheering crowds.
- greet somebody with something She greeted us with a smile.
Extra Examples- She greeted him with a quick kiss.
- Stella greeted her mother coolly.
- The head teacher greeted all the pupils by name.
- The president rose to greet his guests.
- The two men greeted one another warmly.
- You must be there to greet your guests.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheerfully
- enthusiastically
- warmly
- …
- be there to
- be waiting to
- come to
- …
- with
- greet somebody by name
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- [often passive] to react to somebody/something in a particular way
- greet somebody/something Loud cheers greeted the news.
- be greeted with something The changes were greeted with suspicion.
- be greeted as something The team's win was greeted as a major triumph.
Extra Examples- The news was greeted with astonishment.
- The announcement was greeted angrily by the workers.
- Loud cheers greeted the athletes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enthusiastically
- coolly
- with
- [usually passive] (of sights, sounds or smells) to be the first thing that you see, hear or smell at a particular time
- be greeted by something When she opened the door she was greeted by a scene of utter confusion.
Word OriginOld English grētan ‘approach, attack, or salute’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeten and German grüssen ‘greet’.
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