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DEFINITIONS OF:
greet
1
v
express greetings upon meeting someone
Synonyms:
recognise
,
recognize
Types:
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shake hands
take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
bob
,
curtsy
make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
salute
greet in a friendly way
present
,
salute
recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
salute
honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
hail
,
herald
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
receive
,
welcome
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
say farewell
say good-bye or bid farewell
bid
,
wish
invoke upon
congratulate
,
felicitate
express congratulations
salaam
greet with a salaam
dismiss
,
usher out
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
Type of:
accost
,
address
,
come up to
speak to someone
v
send greetings to
Types:
compliment
express respect or esteem for
Type of:
communicate
,
intercommunicate
transmit thoughts or feelings
v
react to in a certain way
“The President was
greeted
with catcalls”
Type of:
react
,
respond
show a response or a reaction to something
v
be perceived by
“Loud music
greeted
him when he entered the apartment”
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