greeting
/ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final ng sound
gree - ting -> greeting
(n) နှုတ်ဆက်စကား။
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).
- 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.
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