greet
1 Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
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to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome
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to send a message of friendship to
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to receive in a specified manner
her remarks were greeted by silence
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to become apparent to
the smell of bread greeted him
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of greet1
before 900; Middle English greten, Old English grētan; cognate with German grüssen
Origin of greet2
before 900; Middle English grete, Old English grǣtan; cognate with ON grāta, Gothic gretan
Example Sentences
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When I moved into my Leimert Park apartment about two years ago, an older woman rushed downstairs to greet me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
On this valuable Saturday-morning time slot a couple of weeks before the primary, we were in a small flower shop in a pedestrian-unfriendly area with few, if any, walk-in customers to meet and greet.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Spain's World Cup winners headed home on Monday to a heroes' welcome in Madrid, where a million fans are expected to greet them after a night of raucous celebrations across the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
People greet each other in the street as if they were villagers in the countryside, not residents of Ukraine’s biggest city, said Natalia Nahorna, who lives in Lukyanivka and is determined not to leave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
She would never greet me with a rhyme, or comfort me when I felt small.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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