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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The bank’s strategists greet the minimalist approach positively.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
She ended her short speech by going on the dance floor to greet well-wishers and boogie for a bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yet crowds were always there to greet him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Fernandes then shook hands with opposing players and the officials and was heading off to find more opponents to greet when he realised he had forgotten to collect the match ball, his hat-trick reward.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“The woman went to the nganga, and he made her a little baby out of millet flour. ‘Take this home and greet it as though it were your child.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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