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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Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Even if years had passed, Ragsdale was known to never forget a camper and greeted them with that same smile.
—Abby Roedel, People.com, 19 July 2025
For Thursday’s anniversary, the crowd that gathered at the main gate was greeted with a train full of Disney characters that pulled into the Main Street Station just before the park opened.
—Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
President Donald Trump waits to greet Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Verb
Members of the Yurok Tribe waited on the sandbar to greet them, including 90-year-old Lavina Mattz Bowers and other veterans of the struggle to affirm the tribe's fishing rights.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Even if years had passed, Ragsdale was known to never forget a camper and greeted them with that same smile.
—Abby Roedel, People.com, 19 July 2025
For Thursday’s anniversary, the crowd that gathered at the main gate was greeted with a train full of Disney characters that pulled into the Main Street Station just before the park opened.
—Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
President Donald Trump waits to greet Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 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 25 Jul. 2025.
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