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   greet

   /ɡriːt/

   verb

   • 1. give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone): "some of the customers greeted the barman in Gaelic" Similar say hello toaddresssalutehailhalloonod towave toraise one's hat totip one's hat toacknowledge the presence ofwelcomemeetreceiveshow inusher inadmitacceptlet inOpposite ignore
   • ▪ receive or acknowledge (something) in a specified way: "everyone greeted this idea warmly" Similar receiveacknowledgerespond toreact totakehearlisten to
   • ▪ (especially of a sight or sound) become apparent to (a person arriving somewhere): "Sam threw open the door and was greeted by a cacophony of noise"

   Word Origin Old Englishgrētan ‘approach, attack, or salute’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeten and German grüssen ‘greet’.

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   • Greet definition: to address with some form of salutation; welcome.. See examples of GREET used in a sentence.

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   What does greeted mean in a sentence?

   • Grammar Greet is usually passive in this meaning. 3 to be the first thing you see or hear when you arrive somewhere Complete silence greeted us as we entered the room. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus greet • Perhaps he greets all ladies as he greeted me, but I think not.

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   What do you say when you greet someone?

   • 1. When you greet someone, you say `Hello' or shake hands with them. 2. If something is greeted in a particular way, people react to it in that way. What is the difference between salute and greet? present simple: I greet, you greet [...] past simple: I greeted, you greeted [...] • salute, hail, nod to [...] • welcome, meet, receive [...]

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   What does 'meet and greet' mean?

   • A meet and greet is an event or reception in which a notable figure socializes with members of the public, the press, or guests in attendance. The normally media-shy singer is holding a meet and greet to help raise awareness for her newest charity campaign.

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   1. To salute or welcome in a friendly and respectful way with speech or writing, as upon meeting or in starting a letter. 2. To receive with a specified reaction: greet a joke with laughter. 3. To be perceived by: A din greeted our ears. [Middle English greten, from Old English grētan.] greet′er n.

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