greeted

3 definitions • 4 examples

past simple and past participle of

to welcome someone with particular words or a particular action, or to react to something in the stated way:

He greeted me at the door.

greet someone with something The teacher greeted each child with a friendly "Hello!"

greet something with something The unions have greeted the decision with delight/anger.

If you are greeted by a sight, sound, or smell, you notice it immediately when you arrive somewhere:

As we walked into the house, we were greeted by a wonderful smell of baking.