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in the PONS Dictionary

greet [gri:t] VB trans

1. greet (welcome):

to greet sb
jdn [be]grüßen
to greet sb (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 acc [mit Handschlag] begrüßen

2. greet (react):

to greet sth with sth
auf etw acc 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. greet fig (be noticeable):

greet sight, view
sich acc jdm bieten
a scene of chaos greeted us
ein chaotischer Anblick bot sich uns dar
Present
Igreet
yougreet
he/she/itgreets
wegreet
yougreet
theygreet
Past
Igreeted
yougreeted
he/she/itgreeted
wegreeted
yougreeted
theygreeted
Present Perfect
Ihavegreeted
youhavegreeted
he/she/ithasgreeted
wehavegreeted
youhavegreeted
theyhavegreeted
Past Perfect
Ihadgreeted
youhadgreeted
he/she/ithadgreeted
wehadgreeted
youhadgreeted
theyhadgreeted
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