greet
US: /ˈɡɹit/
UK: /ɡɹˈiːt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
greet /gri:t/- ngoại động từ
- chào, chào hỏi, đón chào
- to greet somebody with a smile: mỉm cười chào ai
- chào mừng, hoan hô
- to greet somebody's victory: chào mừng thắng lợi của ai
- to greet someone's speech with cheers: vỗ tay hoan hô bài nói của ai
- bày ra (trước mắt); đập vào (mắt, tai); vang đến, vọng đến (tai)
- a grand sight greeted our eyes: một cảnh hùng vĩ bày ra trước mắt như đón mừng chúng tôi
- to greet the ear: rót vào tai
- chào, chào hỏi, đón chào
- nội động từ
- (Ê-cốt) khóc lóc, than khóc
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN]1 ~ sb (with sth) to say hello to sb or to welcome them: He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived. + She greeted us with a smile. + The winning team was greeted by cheering crowds.
2 [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (with / as sth) to react to sb/sth in a particular way: The changes were greeted with suspicion. + The team's win was greeted as a major triumph. + Loud cheers greeted the news.
3 [usually passive] (of sights, sounds or smells) to be the first thing that you see, hear or smell at a particular time: When she opened the door she was greeted by a scene of utter confusion.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 welcome, receive, usher in, meet:
We were greeted warmly by the family.
2 hail, accost, address, salute:
People greeted him in the street with a wave and a smile.
Collocation
1 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.
2 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.
Concise dictionary
greets|greeted|greetinggrɪːtverb
+express greetings upon meeting someone
+send greetings to
+react to in a certain way
+be perceived by
