greeted; greeting; greets
1
: to address with expression of kind wishes upon meeting or arrival
greeted guests at the door
2
a
: to meet or react to in a specified manner
greeted him with boos
b
: to occur as a response to
apathy greeted the plan
3
: to appear to the perception of
a surprising sight greeted her eyes
greeter
noun
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Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Most in-person celebrity interviews don’t include the celebrity greeting you at the door with a baby on their hip, but most celebrities aren’t Mariska Hargitay.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
Selma Blair’s dog, Scout, greets me before anyone else does.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025
Don’t be pushy, show your gratitude, be open-minded, smile, greet people by their first name, learn what interests them and, most of all, have a sense of humor.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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Verb
My cousins rose to greet me and my mother, and for a second we were all bemused.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Most in-person celebrity interviews don’t include the celebrity greeting you at the door with a baby on their hip, but most celebrities aren’t Mariska Hargitay.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
Selma Blair’s dog, Scout, greets me before anyone else does.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025
Don’t be pushy, show your gratitude, be open-minded, smile, greet people by their first name, learn what interests them and, most of all, have a sense of humor.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for greet
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“Greet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greet. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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