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greet·ing
(grē′tĭng)n.
A word or gesture of welcome or salutation.
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greeting
(ˈɡriːtɪŋ)n
1. the act or an instance of welcoming or saluting on meeting
2. (often plural)
a. an expression of friendly salutation
b. (as modifier): a greetings card.
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greet•ing
(ˈgri tɪŋ)n.
1. the act or words of one who greets; salutation.
2. greetings, an expression of friendly regard.
[before 900]
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Noun | 1. | greeting - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" well-wishing - an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing" compliments, regard, wish - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" reception, response - the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" hail - enthusiastic greeting kiss of peace, pax - (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist welcome - a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome" salute - an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat hello, hi, howdy, hullo, how-do-you-do - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" good morning, morning - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell good afternoon, afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell military greeting, salute - a formal military gesture of respect visiting card, calling card, card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited |
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greeting
noun
plural noun
1. best wishes, regards, respects, compliments, good wishes, salutations They exchanged hearty Christmas greetings.
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greeting
nounAn expression, in words or gestures, marking a meeting of persons:
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Translations
تـَحِيَّةتَحِيَّه
pozdrav
hilsen
saluto
tervehdys
pozdrav
köszöntésüdvözlet
kveîja, heilsun, kveîjuorî
挨拶
인사
pozdravpozdravičestitke
hälsninghälsningar
คำทักทาย
selâmselamlaşma
lời chào
greeting
[ˈgriːtɪŋ]A. N
1. (with words etc) → saludo m; (= welcome) → bienvenida f, acogida f
B. CPD greetings card N → tarjeta f de felicitaciones
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
greeting
n → Gruß m; (act, = welcoming) → Begrüßung f; (= receiving, meeting) → Empfang m; we received a friendly greeting from the crowd → die Menge bereitete uns einen freundlichen Empfang; greetings → Grüße pl; (= congratulations) → Glückwünsche pl; to send greetings to somebody → Grüße an jdn senden; (through sb else) → jdn grüßen lassen; please give my greetings to them → bitte grüße sie von mir
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
greeting
[ˈgriːtɪŋ] n → saluto; (welcome) → accoglienza greetings npl → saluti mplSeason's greetings → Buone Feste
Christmas/birthday greetings → auguri mpl di Natale/di compleanno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
greet
(griːt) verb to welcome. She greeted me when I arrived.
ˈgreeting noun friendly words or actions used in welcome.
ˈgreetings noun plural a friendly message. Christmas greetings.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
greeting
→ تـَحِيَّة pozdrav hilsen Begrüßung χαιρετισμός saludo tervehdys salutation pozdrav accoglienza 挨拶 인사 begroeting hilsen powitanie cumprimento приветствие hälsning คำทักทาย selamlaşma lời chào 祝贺Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
greeting
n. saludo, bienvenida.
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