Greeting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

express greetings upon meeting someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɛdinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈiːtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈiːtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɛdinəs/.

Examples

The President was greeted with catcalls
Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recognise greet salutation recognize

Parts of Speech

noun	(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
verb	express greetings upon meeting someone
verb	send greetings to
verb	react to in a certain way “The President was greeted with catcalls”
verb	be perceived by “Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment”

Word Forms

greet	verb	send greetings to
salute	verb	greet in a friendly way
greeter	noun	a person who greets
greeting	noun	(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gruß

(normalerweise Plural) eine Anerkennung oder ein Ausdruck des guten Willens (insbesondere bei einem Treffen)

🇫🇷French

salutation

(généralement au pluriel) une reconnaissance ou une expression de bonne volonté (en particulier lors d'une réunion)

🇪🇸Spanish

saludo

(generalmente plural) un reconocimiento o expresión de buena voluntad (especialmente en una reunión)

🇮🇹Italian

saluto

(solitamente plurale) un riconoscimento o un'espressione di buona volontà (specialmente durante l'incontro)

🇳🇱Dutch

groet

(meestal meervoud) een erkenning of uiting van goede wil (vooral bij ontmoeting)

🇵🇹Portuguese

saudações

(geralmente no plural) um reconhecimento ou expressão de boa vontade (especialmente na reunião)

🇷🇺Russian

приветствие

(обычно множественное число) признание или выражение доброй воли (особенно при встрече)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिवादन

(आमतौर पर बहुवचन) सद्भावना की स्वीकृति या अभिव्यक्ति (विशेषकर मुलाकात पर)

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিবাদন

(সাধারণত বহুবচন) একটি স্বীকৃতি বা শুভ ইচ্ছার অভিব্যক্তি (বিশেষত বৈঠকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வாழ்த்து

(பொதுவாக பன்மை) ஒரு ஒப்புதல் அல்லது நல்ல விருப்பத்தின் வெளிப்பாடு (குறிப்பாக சந்திப்பில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పలకరింపు

(సాధారణంగా బహువచనం) మంచి సంకల్పం యొక్క అంగీకారం లేదా వ్యక్తీకరణ (ముఖ్యంగా సమావేశంలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

अभिवादन

(सामान्यतः अनेकवचनी) एक पावती किंवा चांगल्या इच्छेची अभिव्यक्ती (विशेषत: मीटिंगवर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શુભેચ્છા

(સામાન્ય રીતે બહુવચન) સારી ઇચ્છાની સ્વીકૃતિ અથવા અભિવ્યક્તિ (ખાસ કરીને મીટિંગ પર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶುಭಾಶಯ

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಹುವಚನ) ಉತ್ತಮ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯ ಅಂಗೀಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിവാദ്യം

(സാധാരണയായി ബഹുവചനം) നല്ല ഇച്ഛാശക്തിയുടെ അംഗീകാരമോ പ്രകടനമോ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മീറ്റിംഗിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਭਕਾਮਨਾਵਾਂ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ) ਚੰਗੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਦੀ ਇਕ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ 'ਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سلام

(عام طور پر جمع) اچھی مرضی کا اعتراف یا اظہار (خاص طور پر ملاقات پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

问候语

（通常是复数）善意的承认或表达（尤其是在见面时）

🇯🇵Japanese

挨拶

（通常は複数形）善意の承認または表現（特に会議に関して）

🇰🇷Korean

인사

(보통 복수형) 선의의 인정이나 표현 (특히 회의에 있어서)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời chào

(thường là số nhiều) sự thừa nhận hoặc thể hiện thiện chí (đặc biệt là trong cuộc họp)

🇹🇭Thai

การทักทาย

(ปกติจะเป็นพหูพจน์) การรับทราบหรือแสดงความปรารถนาดี (โดยเฉพาะในการประชุม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

salam

(biasanya jamak) pengakuan atau ekspresi niat baik (terutama pada pertemuan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbati

(karaniwang maramihan) isang pagkilala o pagpapahayag ng mabuting kalooban (lalo na sa pagpupulong)

🇲🇾Malay

salam

(biasanya jamak) pengakuan atau ungkapan niat baik (terutama pada pertemuan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحية

(عادة بصيغة الجمع) اعتراف أو تعبير عن حسن النية (خاصة في الاجتماع)

🇮🇷Persian

احوالپرسی

(معمولاً جمع) تصدیق یا ابراز حسن نیت (به ویژه در ملاقات)

🇹🇷Turkish

selamlama

(genellikle çoğul) iyi niyetin kabulü veya ifadesi (özellikle toplantıda)

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּרָכָה

(בדרך כלל ברבים) הכרה או הבעת רצון טוב (במיוחד בפגישה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'greeting'?

The primary meaning of 'greeting' is '(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'greeting' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'greeting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'greeting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'greeting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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