verb
1 say hello to sb
ADVERB
▪ cheerfully , enthusiastically , warmly
▪
The two men ~ed one another warmly.
▪ politely
▪ coolly
▪
Stella ~ed her mother coolly.
VERB + GREET
▪ be there to , be waiting to
▪
You must be there to ~ your guests.
▪
My parents were waiting to ~ us at the door.
▪ come to , rise to , turn to
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The president rose to ~ his guests.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
She ~ed him with a quick kiss.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sb by name
▪
The head teacher ~ed all the students by name.
2 react to sth in particular way
ADVERB
▪ enthusiastically
▪ coolly
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
The news was ~ed with astonishment.
Greet is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ applause , ↑ chorus , ↑ demonstration , ↑ sight , ↑ silence
Greet is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ acquaintance , ↑ announcement , ↑ arrival , ↑ dawn , ↑ ear , ↑ guest , ↑ news , ↑ return , ↑ visitor