greeting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/
Etymology
By surface analysis, greet + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday greetings.
Send my greetings to your family.
It's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email.
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(uncountable) The action of the verb to greet.
I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greetings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
greeting card · greetingly · greetingless · greetings card · nongreeting · season's greetings
Meronyms
hello · bob · wave · bow · salute · how are you · kiss · hug · nod · embrace · smile · handshake · curtsy
Relateds
hello · salutation · greet
Synonyms
greeting · salutation · address · hail · accost
Translations (101)
nl begroeting (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · it benvenuto (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · bg приве́тствие (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · th การทักทาย (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · kk сәлемдесу (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · nn helsing (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · io saluto (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fa پیشواز (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · uz tabrik (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · la salūtātiō (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · yi גרוס (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · tr selam (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · tl pugay (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ky саламдашуу (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · mi mānawa (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fo heilsa (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · tl pagbati (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · gd fàilte (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · hu köszöntés (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · mk поздравување (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · uz salomlashish (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · pl pozdrowienie (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · be віта́нне (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fo kvøða (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · grc ἀσπασμός (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ca salut (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · es saludo (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · pl powitanie (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ru приве́тствие (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · bn সালাম (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · hu üdvözlet (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ms ucapan (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · pt saudação (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fa تبریک (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · sk pozdrav (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ro salut (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · lb Begréissung (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ca salutació (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · tl bati (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · mi waioha (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · cmn 迎接 (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · az salam (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ko 인사 (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · sh pȍzdrāv (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · et tervitus (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · de Begrüßung (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fy begroeting (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ja 挨拶 (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · lt pasveikinimas (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · hi अभिवादन (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · tg табрик (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · vo glid (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · uk привіта́ння (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fr salut (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · el χαιρετισμός (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · sv hälsning (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · sv hälsningsfras (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · es saludación (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · tr tebrik (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · km ស្វាគមន៍ (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · sw salamu (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · az təbrik (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · sq përshëndetje (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ka მისალმება (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · be прывіта́нне (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fa سلام (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · es salutación (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · cs pozdrav (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · da hilsen (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · pdt Gruss (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · mk поздрав (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · it saluto (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · nb hilsen (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · sh по̏здра̄в (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · vi lời chào (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fa احوالپرسی (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · sl pozdrav (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fo heilsan (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · cy cyfarchiad (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fr salutation (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · as ওলগ (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · eo saluto (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · is kveðja (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · zza selam (diq) (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · uk віта́ння (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · bg по́здрав (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · nl groet (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · hy բարև (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ar تَحِيَّة (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · egy n:y-n:y- (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · de Gruß (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · km បច្ចុគ្គមន៍ (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · lg okulamusa (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · mn мэндчилгээ (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · ro salutare (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · lg okubuuza (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · fi tervehdys (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · my ပဋိသန္ဒါရစကား (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · lv sveiciens (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · tl saludo (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival) · tg салом (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival)