greet
/ɡriːt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɡriːt/
greet
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US voice -> greet
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ (က) ~ sb (with sth) ကြိုဆိုသည်။ ကြိုဆိုနှုတ်ဆက် သည်။ greeting her guests at the door ❍ He greeted me with a friendly wave. ❍ She greeted us warmly.
(ခ) ~ sth with sth (esp passive)… ကြိုဆိုသည်။ The appointment was greeted with widespread approval. ❍ His resignation was greeted as a clear victory for the opposition. ❍ Loud cheers greeted the announcement.
၂။ (မြင်ကွင်း၊ အသံဗလံတို့က) ကြိုဆိုလိုက်သည်။ ။ the view that greeted us at the top of the hill.
❏ greeting n [C,U] ပဋိသန္ဓာရ။ နှုတ်ခွန်းဆက်။ exchange/ send greetings ❍ Mandy shouted a greeting. ❍ He raised his hand in greeting. ❍ a greetings card (ie a card1(၃) sent at Christmas, on sb's birthday, etc).
More examples
- Natalie rushed to open the door and greet the guests.
- The Prime Minister greeted him at the airport.
- Bruce was warmly greeted by his colleagues.
- [greet someone with a smile/kiss] : The women greet each other with kisses on both cheeks.
- A burst of applause greeted the players.
- [be greeted with something] : The announcement was greeted with some scepticism by environmental groups.
- [be greeted by something] : The decision was greeted by violent demonstrations.
- We were greeted by the familiar smell of baking bread.
Synonyms
welcome, meet, make the acquaintance of, accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, bow, call to, compliment, curtsy, embrace, exchange greetings, extend one's hand, flag, hail, herald, high-five, highball, move to, nod, pay respects, react to, receive, recognize, reply, respond to, roll out the red carpet, salaam, salute, say hello, say hi, shake hands, shoulder, speak to, stop, tip one's hat, usher in, whistle for
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