greet
verb /ɡriːt/Definition
B1 [T] to welcome someone with particular words or a particular action, or to react to something in the stated way: He greeted me at the door. The teacher greeted each child with a friendly 'Hello!' The unions have greeted the decision with delight/anger.Reacting and respondingWelcoming, greeting and greetings › [T often passive] If you are greeted by a sight, sound, or smell, you notice it immediately when you arrive somewhere: As we walked into the house, we were greeted by a wonderful smell of baking.Apparent and obviousVisible
(Definition of greet verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alert adjective
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- backlash noun
- chain reaction noun
- counteract verb
- countermeasure noun
- go over phrasal verb
- react verb
- reactive adjective
- receive verb (WELCOME)
- recoil verb
- reflexive adjective (MOVEMENT)
- reflexively adverb
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