greet /ɡriːt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: gretan ]
1 . to say hello to someone or welcome them:
Belinda greeted her warmly.
greet somebody with something
Bill opened the door to Harold and greeted him with cries of welcome.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually use say hello (to somebody) rather than greet somebody :
▪ She came out to greet us. ➔ She came out to say hello.
2 . [usually passive] to react to something in a particular way
be greeted with/by something
His statement was greeted with cries of astonishment and indignation.
3 . to be the first thing you see or hear when you arrive somewhere:
Complete silence greeted us as we entered the room.