greet

/grit/

/grit/

Other forms: greeted; greeting; greets

Definitions of greet

1. verb

   express greetings upon meeting someone
   synonyms: recognise, recognize

   types:

   shake hands

   take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation

   bob, curtsy

   make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect

   salute

   greet in a friendly way

   present, salute

   recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

   salute

   honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers

   hail, herald

   greet enthusiastically or joyfully

   receive, welcome

   bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

   say farewell

   say good-bye or bid farewell

   bid, wish

   invoke upon

   congratulate, felicitate

   express congratulations

   salaam

   greet with a salaam

   dismiss, usher out

   end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

   type of:

   accost, address, come up to

   speak to someone
2. verb

   send greetings to
   types:

   compliment

   express respect or esteem for

   type of:

   communicate, intercommunicate

   transmit thoughts or feelings
3. verb

   react to in a certain way
   “The President was greeted with catcalls”

   type of:

   react, respond

   show a response or a reaction to something
4. verb

   be perceived by
   “Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment”