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[ verb ] express greetings upon meeting someone
Used in print (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)If goodness and badness lie_in attitudes only and hence are brought into being by them , those men who greeted death and misery with childishly merry laughter are taking the only sensible line . If there is nothing evil in these things , if they get their moral complexion only from our feeling about them , why should n't they be greeted with a cheer ? To greet them with repulsion would turn what before was neutral into something bad ; it would needlessly bring badness into the world ; and even on subjectivist assumptions that does not seem very bright . On_the_other_hand , to greet them with delight would convert what before was neutral into something good ; it would bring goodness into the world . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)She greeted her husband 's colleagues with smiling politeness , offering nothing . |
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[ verb ] send greetings to
Used in print (Newark Evening News,...)It was greeted with a chorus of boos by 500 women in Trenton_Monday at a forum of the State_Federation of Women 's Clubs . (The Washington Post...)At 4 p. m. the President left the White_House to welcome the young musicians , students from the ages of 12 to 18 who spend six weeks at the Brevard_Music_Center summer_camp , and to greet the 325 crippled , cardiac and blind children from the District area who were special guests at the concert . Gallery_Director_John_Walker greeted the group , standing on one of the benches in the downstairs lobby to speak_to them . (Anita Loos, No Mother to Guide Her....)Viola greeted me , in checked apron , ladle in_hand , and explained it was the cook 's night out and that she herself was preparing dinner . Related terms |
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[ verb ] react to in a certain way
Examples "The President was greeted with catcalls" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)`` Take a ride on this one '' , Brooks_Robinson greeted Hansen as the Bird third_sacker grabbed a bat , headed for the plate and bounced a third inning two run double off the left centerfield wall tonight . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be perceived by
Examples "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment" Used in print (Jim Harmon, "The Planet with No Nightmare," If,...)The angry burnt-red face of Ryan greeted him . |
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