Verb: greet greet
- Express greetings upon meeting someone
"He greeted his neighbours with a friendly wave";
- recognize, recognise [Brit]
- Send greetings to
"She greeted her old friends with a warm letter"
- React to in a certain way
"The President was greeted with catcalls"
- Be perceived by
"Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"
Derived forms: greeted, greeting, greets
Type of: accost, buttonhole [informal], communicate, encounter, intercommunicate, nobble [Brit, informal], react, reply, respond, run into
Encyclopedia: Greet, William