I greeted her with a large bouquet of roses.
•The sun greeted the day with bright rays of light.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
greet someone with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… … New idioms dictionary
greet — [ grit ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to behave in a polite or friendly way toward someone when you meet them: Natalie rushed to open the door and greet the guests. greet someone with a smile/kiss: The women greet each other with kisses on both cheeks … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
greet */*/ — UK [ɡriːt] / US [ɡrɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms greet : present tense I/you/we/they greet he/she/it greets present participle greeting past tense greeted past participle greeted 1) to behave in a polite or friendly way towards someone when… … English dictionary
greet — [[t]gri͟ːt[/t]] greets, greeting, greeted 1) VERB When you greet someone, you say Hello or shake hands with them. [V n] She liked to be home to greet Steve when he came in from school. 2) VERB: usu passive If something is greeted in a particular… … English dictionary
greet something with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… … New idioms dictionary
greet with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… … New idioms dictionary
greet — [gri:t] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: gretan] 1.) to say hello to someone or welcome them ▪ Belinda greeted her warmly. greet sb with sth ▪ Bill opened the door to Harold and greeted him with cries of welcome. 2.) [usually passive] to react to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… … New idioms dictionary
greet — verb (T) 1 to say hello to someone or welcome them: Mr Grimshaw got up from behind his desk to greet me. | greet sb with a smile/kiss etc: Billie greeted us with a cheerful grin. 2 (always + adv/prep) to react to something in a particular way: be … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
welcome someone with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… … New idioms dictionary
welcome something with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… … New idioms dictionary
