1. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
   "They exchanged warm greetings at the reunion";
   - salutation

1. Express greetings upon meeting someone
   "He greeted his neighbours with a friendly wave";
   - recognize, recognise [Brit]
    
2. Send greetings to
   "She greeted her old friends with a warm letter"
    
3. React to in a certain way
   "The President was greeted with catcalls"
    
4. Be perceived by
   "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

Derived forms: greetings

Type of: accost, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, buttonhole [informal], communicate, encounter, intercommunicate, nobble [Brit, informal], react, reply, respond, run into

Encyclopedia: Greeting, Thomas