greeting
part of speech
noun (a greeting, greetings); verb form (greeting, from greet)
meaning for a pupil
1) A greeting is something friendly you say or do when you meet someone, like «Hello» or a wave. tree →
2) Greetings are good wishes sent to someone, as in a greetings card. tree →
3) Greeting is also the -ing form of «greet». tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and manners, greetings include «Hi», «Hello», «Good morning», a handshake, a wave or a hug; different countries and families have different greetings. Greeting adults politely and looking at them is good manners. A greetings card (UK) or greeting card (US) is for birthdays and holidays. In writing letters, «Dear …» is the greeting. In stories, how characters greet each other shows if they are friends.
examples
- «Good morning» is a polite greeting. tree →
- She gave me a friendly greeting at the door. tree →
- A wave is a greeting you can do from far away. tree →
- In Japan, a bow is a common greeting. tree →
- We sent Grandma a birthday greeting. tree →
- The dog jumped up in greeting. tree →
- The teacher was greeting each child at the door. tree →
- ‘Good greeting, sonny,’ replied the man. tree →
note
Countable: a greeting, greetings. «Season's greetings» is used at Christmas. British «greetings card» vs American «greeting card». The verb is «greet» (greeted, greeting). A greeting starts a meeting; a «farewell» or «goodbye» ends it.
In the corpora
- A chatbot's friendly greeting is the kind of reply its training makes likely; it does not mean someone is alive inside it.
- A cat with its tail held straight up is friendly and greeting you, the way kittens greet their mother.
- "Happy holidays" (mostly US) is a seasonal greeting that avoids naming Christmas.
- A tail held straight up is a cat's friendly greeting.
- Ignoring friends' greetings often makes them feel hurt and less likely to include you.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «greeting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.