GREET


Meaning of GREET in English

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

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

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .