Collocations for greet - verb

cheerfully, enthusiastically, warmly
The two men greeted one another warmly.

politely
coolly
Stella greeted her mother coolly.

be there to, be waiting to
You must be there to greet your guests.
My parents were waiting to greet us at the door.

come to, rise to, turn to
The president rose to greet his guests.

with
She greeted him with a quick kiss.

greet sb by name
The head teacher greeted all the students by name.

enthusiastically
coolly

with
The news was greeted with astonishment.

Greet is used with these nouns as the subject:
applause, chorus, demonstration, sight, silence

Greet is used with these nouns as the object:
acquaintance, announcement, arrival, dawn, ear, guest, news, return, visitor