English abbreviation dictionary - greet
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Greet
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~ v 1 to say hello to someone or welcome them (Mr Grimshaw got up from behind his desk to greet me. | greet sb with a smile/kiss etc) (Billie greeted us with a cheerful grin.) 2 always + adv/prep to react to something in a particular way (be greeted with) (The proposal was greeted with bursts of laughter.) 3 to be the first thing you see or hear when you arrive somewhere (As we entered, complete chaos greeted us.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(greets, greeting, greeted) 1. When you greet someone, you say ‘Hello’ or shake hands with them. She liked to be home to greet Steve when he came in from school. VERB: V n 2. If something is greeted in a particular way, people react to it in that way. The European Court’s decision has been greeted with dismay by fishermen... It is unlikely that this suggestion will be greeted enthusiastically in the Baltic States. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed with/by n, be V-ed adv 3. If you are greeted by something, it is the first thing you notice in a particular place. (WRITTEN) I was greeted by a shocking sight... The savoury smell greeted them as they went through the door. VERB: be V-ed by n, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English greten, from Old English gretan; akin to Old English gr?tan to weep Date: before 12th century 1. to address with expression of kind wishes upon meeting or arrival ~ed guests at the door 2. a. to meet or react to in a specified manner ~ed him with boos b. to occur as a response to apathy ~ed the plan 3. to appear to the perception of a surprising sight ~ed her eyes • ~er noun II. intransitive verb (grat; grutten) Etymology: Middle English greten, from Old English gr?tan; akin to Old Norse grata to weep Date: before 12th century Scottish weep, lament ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v.tr. 1 address politely or welcomingly on meeting or arrival. 2 receive or acknowledge in a specified way (was greeted with derision). 3 (of a sight, sound, etc.) become apparent to or noticed by. Derivatives greeter n. Etymology: OE gretan handle, attack, salute f. WG 2. v.intr. Sc. weep. Etymology: OE gretan, greotan, of uncert. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. здороваться, кланяться; приветствовать to greet cheerfully —- весело поздороваться to greet smb. with a smile —- приветствовать кого-л улыбкой to greet smb. in the street —- раскланяться с кем-л на улице to greet smb. in a military fashion —- откозырять кому-л to greet the rising sun —- приветствовать восходящее солнце to greet from afar —- прислать привет издалека 2. встречать (возгласами, аплодисментами, выстрелами) to greet with applause —- встретить аплодисментами to greet the news with relief —- встретить вести с облегчением 3. достичь слуха, донестись (о звуке) music greets the ear —- музыка услаждает слух the aroma of coffee greeted us —- до нас донесся аромат кофе, запахло кофе 4. открываться взору a magnificent view of the sea greeted us —- нашему взору открылся великолепный вид на море 5. шотл. плакать; печалиться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I v. 1) приветствовать; здороваться, кланяться (with) The child greeted her mothers return with a cry of delight. 2) встречать (возгласами и т.п.) 3) доноситься (о звуке) 4) открываться (взгляду) Syn: accost, address, hail, salute, welcome II v. scot. плакать ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. gretan "to come in contact with" (in sense of "attack, accost" as well as "salute, welcome"), from W.Gmc. *grotja "to resound," causative of P.Gmc. *grжtanan, root of O.E. grжtan (Anglian gretan) "weep, bewail," and greet still means "cry, weep" in Scot. & northern England dialect. Grжtan is probably also the source of the second element in regret. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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