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Greeted Greet Verb Shake Hands Home Steve School

word greet
definition
verb
When you greet someone, you say 'Hello' or shake hands with them.
She liked to be home to greet Steve when he came in from school.
If something is greeted in a particular way, people react to it in that way.
The court's decision has been greeted with dismay by fishermen.
It is unlikely that this suggestion will be greeted enthusiastically in the Baltic States.
If you are greeted by something, it is the first thing you notice in a particular place.
I was greeted by a shocking sight.
The savoury smell greeted them as they went through the door.
inflections greetsgreetinggreeted
cefr-level A2

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