greet
[verb]
Synonyms: welcome, accost, address, compliment, hail, meet, receive, salute

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

greet /ɡriːt/ 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.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

greet
verb
I. say hello to sb
ADV. cheerfully, enthusiastically, pleasantly, warmly The two men greeted one another warmly.
courteously, politely | coolly Stella greeted her mother coolly.
VERB + GREET be there to, be waiting to You must be there to greet your guests. My parents were waiting to greet us at the door.
come to, rise to, turn to The president rose to greet his guests.
PREP. with She greeted him with a quick kiss.
PHRASES greet sb by name The head teacher greeted all the pupils by name.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

greet
II. react to sth in particular way
ADV. enthusiastically | coolly | angrily The announcement was greeted angrily by the workers.
PREP. with The news was greeted with astonishment.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲