1
2
a
: a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses
b(1)
archaic
: manservant
(2)
: one of several officers of the English royal household
groomed; grooming; grooms
1
: to clean and maintain the appearance of (an animal)
especially
: to maintain the health and condition of the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) by brushing, combing, currying, or similar attention
2
: to make neat or attractive
an impeccably groomed person
3
a
: to make (someone) ready for a specific objective : prepare
was being groomed as a presidential candidate
b
: to build a trusting relationship with (a minor) in order to exploit them especially for nonconsensual sexual activity
: to groom oneself
Examples of groom in a Sentence
Verb
The horses are being groomed for the competition.
She spent hours grooming herself.
She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.
He is being groomed to take over the company.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
While the soon-to-be groom wore a cream shirt and loose-fitting pants, Smith was dressed in a white silk dress.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
South Korea's main National Intelligence Service, in a closed-door parliamentary briefing last year, reported that Ju Ae was being groomed as successor, politicians who attended the meeting said at the time.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
To be honest, a wedding would be a iconic excuse for missing an awards show at which both the bride and groom are nominated.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
While the soon-to-be groom wore a cream shirt and loose-fitting pants, Smith was dressed in a white silk dress.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
The top-floor primary suite faces the water with a fireplace, a sitting area that spills onto a slender balcony, and a spectacular bathroom that turns bathing and grooming into a ceremony.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
South Korea's main National Intelligence Service, in a closed-door parliamentary briefing last year, reported that Ju Ae was being groomed as successor, politicians who attended the meeting said at the time.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for groom
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groom. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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1
a
archaic
: a male servant
b
: a person in charge of horses
2
groom
2 of 2 verb1
: to clean and keep up the appearance of (as the coat of a horse or dog)
2
: to make neat, attractive, or acceptable
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