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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Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root lead Apple TV’s series set on a New England isWeland that’s waking up just in time to greet tourists with strange supernatural events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The stores are tastefully lit like an Apple store and staff greet arrivals with a breezy “Hello!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Her daughter, who is three-and-a-half years old, has begun to notice that the relatives upstairs do not greet her mother.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Tom and Evan greet a new day by looking out at the bay, and the mayor tosses that telltale brooch into the water.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
He made detours to greet crows if he saw them and allowed them to stalk on clawed feet up his arm and onto his shoulder.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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