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► 動詞
挨拶  [(1)あいさつ]  [挨拶する]    meaning:  greet  rank: 1
☆ 昨日客に挨拶しに行った ⇨ Yesterday I visited a customer to say hello

► 名詞
挨拶  [(1)あいさつ]    meaning:  greet  rank: 1
☆ 今日は御挨拶だけさせて頂きます ⇨ I would just like to say hello today
☆ 最近彼は挨拶もしない ⇨ He doesn’t even say hi to me lately

挨拶  [(1)あいさつ]  [coll]    meaning:  rude  rank: 4
☆ 「?」とは御挨拶だな (ごあいさつ) ⇨ “What do you want?” is such s rude greeting  (☛ An idiomatic expression against a rude first remark someone made to you)


More examples:
  • 明日御挨拶に参ります ⇨ I will come say hello tomorrow
  • に挨拶すらしない ⇨ He doesn’t even say hello to me
  • は挨拶だけして早々引き上げた ⇨ I just paid respect to the host and other guests and came home quickly
  • は挨拶もせずに帰った ⇨ He left without saying goodbye
  • は挨拶もそこそこに去った ⇨ He barely, just, said hello and left quickly
  • 年頭の御挨拶をします ⇨ Here is my new year greeting
  • のおさんに挨拶をした ⇨ I greeted my neighbor old lady
  • に挨拶さえしない ⇨ He doesn’t even say hello to me
  • 近所のおばさんに挨拶をした ⇨ I said hi to my neighbor lady
  • のお婆ちゃんに挨拶をした ⇨ I greeted my neighbor grandma