greet

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
  • nội động từ
    • (Ê-cốt) khóc lóc, than khóc

Xem thêm: recognize, recognise



greet

Từ điển Collocation

greet verb

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.


Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • express greetings upon meeting someone; recognize, recognise
  • send greetings to
  • react to in a certain way

    The President was greeted with catcalls

  • be perceived by

    Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

greets|greeted|greeting
syn.: address approach hail meet talk to