greet

greet
transitive verb
1) begrüßen; (in passing) grüßen; (receive) empfangen

greet somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas begrüßen/grüßen/empfangen

2) (meet) empfangen

greet somebody's eyes/ears — sich jemandes Augen (Dat.) darbieten/an jemandes Ohr (Akk.) dringen

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[ɡri:t]
verb
(to welcome: She greeted me when I arrived.) (be)grüßen
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greet
[gri:t]
vt
1. (welcome)
▪ to \greet sb jdn [be]grüßen; (receive) jdn empfangen
the porter always \greets me der Portier grüßt mich immer
we were \greeted by a wonderful smell of coffee (fig) wir wurden von einem wunderbaren Kaffeeduft empfangen
to \greet each other [by shaking hands] sich akk [mit Handschlag] begrüßen
2. (react)
▪ to \greet sth with sth auf etw akk mit etw dat reagieren
the unions have \greeted his decision with delight/anger die Gewerkschaften haben seine Entscheidung sehr begrüßt/mit Zorn aufgenommen
his speech was \greeted with applause by the audience er erntete mit seiner Rede einen Applaus vom Publikum
3. (fig: be noticeable) sight, view sich akk jdm bieten
a scene of chaos \greeted us ein chaotischer Anblick bot sich uns dar
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[griːt]
vt
(= welcome) begrüßen; (= receive, meet) empfangen; (= say hallo to) grüßen; news, decision aufnehmen

a terrible sight greeted him — ihm bot sich ein fürchterlicher Anblick

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greet1 [ɡriːt] v/t
1. grüßen:
he never greets you er grüßt nie
2. begrüßen, empfangen
3. dem Auge begegnen, ans Ohr dringen:
a surprising sight greeted his eyes (oder him) ihm bot sich ein überraschender Anblick
4. eine Nachricht etc aufnehmen:
be greeted by silence schweigend aufgenommen werden
greet2 [ɡriːt] v/i schott weinen, klagen
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transitive verb
1) begrüßen; (in passing) grüßen; (receive) empfangen

greet somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas begrüßen/grüßen/empfangen

2) (meet) empfangen

greet somebody's eyes/ears — sich jemandes Augen (Dat.) darbieten/an jemandes Ohr (Akk.) dringen

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v.
begrüßen v.
grüßen v.

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