greeting

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

greet·ing [greeting greetings] BrE [ˈɡriːtɪŋ] NAmE [ˈɡriːtɪŋ] noun
1. countable, uncountable something that you say or do to ↑greet sb
•She waved a friendly greeting.
•They exchanged greetings and sat down to lunch.
•He raised his hand in greeting.
2. greetingsplural a message of good wishes for sb's health, happiness, etc
•Christmas/birthday, etc. greetings
•My mother sends her greetings to you all.
see season's greetings at ↑season _n.

Thesaurus:
greeting noun C, U (especially written)
•She waved a friendly greeting.
welcome • • reception •
a greeting/welcome/reception from sb
do sth in greeting/welcome
a warm/friendly greeting/welcome/reception

Example Bank:
•He held out his hand in greeting.
•He jumped to his feet and called out a greeting.
•He offered me a warm greeting and invited me in.
•I said ‘Good morning!’, but she didn't return the greeting.
•Millions of greetings/greeting cards are sent at Christmas.
•The delegates shook hands and exchanged greetings.
•The traditional Muslim greeting is ‘Salaam’.
•They said nothing, but nodded a polite greeting.
•We extend our greetings to you and thank you for listening to us.