(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When you ~ someone, you say ‘Hello’ or shake hands with them.
She liked to be home to ~ Steve when he came in from school.
VERB: V n
2.
If something is ~ed in a particular way, people react to it in that way.
The European Court’s decision has been ~ed with dismay by fishermen...
It is unlikely that this suggestion will be ~ed enthusiastically in the Baltic States.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed with/by n, be V-ed adv
3.
If you are ~ed by something, it is the first thing you notice in a particular place. (WRITTEN)
I was ~ed by a shocking sight...
The savoury smell ~ed them as they went through the door.
VERB: be V-ed by n, V n