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091- Meet and Greet

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to greet
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greeting
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to introduce
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introduction
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hi
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welcome
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to shake hands
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bye
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to hope
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how do you do
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fine
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very well
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good
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not bad
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oh
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oh dear
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anyway
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have to
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will
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see you soon
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see you
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to give one's regards to somebody
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to give one's love to somebody
to greet
to greet
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to give someone a sign of welcoming or a polite word when meeting them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
greeting
greeting
noun
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an expression of polite and friendly gestures or words when meeting someone

to introduce
to introduce
Verb
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to tell someone our name so they can know us, or to tell them someone else's name so they can know each other, normally happening in the first meeting

Grammatical Information:

transitive
introduction
introduction
noun
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the act of presenting someone to another person or to the public for the first time

hi
hi
interjection
h
h
i
Informal

a word we say when we see someone and want to greet them

welcome
noun
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w
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l
l
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k
o
ə
m
m
e

the state of being welcome

to [shake] hands
to shake hands
phrase
uk flag
/ʃˈeɪk hˈændz/
Collocation

to take hold of someone else's hand with one's own and then move them up and down as a gesture of greeting, congratulations, or agreement

bye
bye
interjection
b
b
y
e
Informal

a word we say when we are leaving someone or when they are leaving, or at the end of a phone call

to hope
to hope
Verb
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h
o
p
p
e

to want something to happen or be true

Grammatical Information:

transitive
how do you do
how do you do
interjection
uk flag
/hˌaʊ dˈuː juː dˈuː/
Formal

used to acknowledge someone upon meeting them

fine
fine
Adjective
f
f
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n
n
e

feeling well or in good health

very well
Adverb
uk flag
/vˈɛɹi wˈɛl/

quite well

good
good
Adjective
g
g
oo
ʊ
d
d

healthy and in good physical condition

not bad
Adjective
uk flag
/nˌɑːt bˈæd/

rather good or pleasant

oh
oh
interjection
o
h

used to express surprise, realization, understanding

oh dear
oh dear
interjection
uk flag
/ˈoʊ dˈɪɹ/

used to convey sorrow, sympathy, concern, or disappointment in response to a situation or outcome

anyway
Adverb
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used when ending a conversation, or changing, or returning to a subject

Grammatical Information:

conjunctive adverb
have to
have to
Verb
uk flag
/hæv ˈtu/

used to indicate an obligation or to emphasize the necessity of something happening

Grammatical Information:

modal verb
transitive
will
will
Verb
w
w
i
ɪ
ll
l

used for forming future tenses

Grammatical Information:

modal verb
see you (soon|then|later)
see you soon
sentence
uk flag
/sˈiː juː sˈuːn ɔːɹ ðˈɛn ɔːɹ lˈeɪɾɚ/

used to bid farewell with the expectation of meeting again in the near future

see you
see you
interjection
uk flag
/sˈiː juː/
Informal

used as a casual way of saying goodbye or indicating that the person expects to see the recipient again soon

to give one's regards to somebody
phrase
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv ɔːɹ sˈɛnd wˈʌnz ɹɪɡˈɑːɹdz tʊ ˌɛsbˈiː/
Collocation

to express good wishes or respect to someone, often through another person or a message

to give one's love to somebody
phrase
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv ɔːɹ sˈɛnd wˈʌnz lˈʌv tʊ ˌɛsbˈiː/
Collocation

to express care or send good wishes to someone through another person or a message

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