greeting
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- noun
- /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
:
saludo
- When I arrived at the party, my friend gave me a warm greeting with a hug and a smile.
- greeting card
- exchanged greetings
- a morning greeting
So nothing like a winter greeting then a fresh falling of snow.
- So nothing like a winter greeting then a fresh falling of snow.
- And that is Christmas Greetings from America by Friedrich Thalberg.
- Send me one fucking message with your greeting and question.
- To his friend Infiorenza, Marsilio Pico sends greetings in Plato from Roma.
- Nicole Vanderpool says greetings from Alameda County.
- Which meant like greetings oh master or something like that.
- Greet in the subject heading Greetings from the NEP offseason program!
Examples
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Our thanks, our greetings, our wishes of every good and perfect gift in the Lord.
Academic text (2013) -
But I can't bring myself to return his greeting or to thank him for the vegetables.
Fiction book (1990) -
I come all the way out here to see you, and this is the greeting I get?
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Allow yourself to receive the greeting of gratitude.
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* Learn the parts of a letter, including the date, greeting, message, closing, and signature.
Academic text (2012) -
But she never let go of the hand I had extended in greeting: I'm here.
Academic text (2012) -
While there would be no reproaches, there was no warm greeting between them either.
Fiction book (1990) -
It is a pleasure to see you all here and to give our greetings to the viewing audience.
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And I would also like to convey to you the greetings of the Parliament from Burundi.
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Father sends greetings.
Synonyms
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A short friendly greeting you use when you meet someone
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A polite greeting people say when they meet in the morning
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A polite or formal way to say goodbye when parting
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6.1
A formal greeting used when meeting someone for the first time that does not need an answer
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6.3
An enthusiastic welcome from a crowd
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A friendly greeting that makes someone feel pleased and at ease
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A friendly, informal way to say hello
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A polite greeting given when people arrive or leave
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A short informal way to ask how someone is
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A short friendly word used to greet someone or get their attention
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A friendly informal way to say hello
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A warm greeting that makes someone feel welcome
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A French word used to say hello in the morning or early afternoon
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A friendly informal greeting used in the morning
A warm friendly greeting that may not be sincere
A formal gesture by soldiers that shows respect, like a salute
A respectful hello or goodbye said with a slight bow and hands pressed together
A friendly informal greeting to say hello
Antonyms
Compounds
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word greeting comes from the old English verb grētan, which meant 'to come to' or 'to address' someone and is the same root as the simple word greet. So a greeting is what you say or do when you meet someone to show welcome.