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
Examples of greet in a Sentence
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Well, when Lauren (played by Temple) returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 Apr. 2025
In front of the entrance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, Radosław Sikorski greets his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiha, who had been in negotiations with the U.S. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a few hours earlier.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
In The Husbands, when Lauren (Temple) returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
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Here, the two greeted each other during the United Nations General Assembly in 2016.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Well, when Lauren (played by Temple) returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 Apr. 2025
In front of the entrance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, Radosław Sikorski greets his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiha, who had been in negotiations with the U.S. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a few hours earlier.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
In The Husbands, when Lauren (Temple) returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 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 9 Apr. 2025.
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