(I'm) pleased to meet you
Definition
A2 a polite way of greeting someone when you meet them for the first timeWelcoming, greeting and greetings
(Definition of (I'm) pleased to meet you from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adieu exclamation
- air-kiss verb
- bid verb (TELL)
- cheers! exclamation
- g'day exclamation
- give me five! idiom
- good afternoon exclamation
- hallo noun
- happy adjective (GREETING)
- hello stranger idiom
- hi exclamation
- high five noun
- how's life (treating you)? idiom
- howdy exclamation
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- regard noun
- shalom exclamation
- so long idiom
- wave verb (MOVE HAND)
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