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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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
One recent afternoon, Warren greets THR wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with a tiger’s face.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The movie ends with a moment of reconciliation, when Bruce greets his father after a concert and shares a few words with him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Following the spiritual moment, the King and Queen encountered a group of schoolchildren from the local primary school, Scuola Primaria San Paolo - Istituto Figlie di Cristo, who were waiting to greet them outside the Papal Basilica.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
These are Logan Paulsen and his wife Kelly’s rescue dogs, all different ages and sizes, all at the door of their comfortable northern Virginia home to greet his students for another day of film study and training.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
One recent afternoon, Warren greets THR wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with a tiger’s face.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The movie ends with a moment of reconciliation, when Bruce greets his father after a concert and shares a few words with him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Following the spiritual moment, the King and Queen encountered a group of schoolchildren from the local primary school, Scuola Primaria San Paolo - Istituto Figlie di Cristo, who were waiting to greet them outside the Papal Basilica.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Greet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greet. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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