No. 13,386 in German
begrüsste
"Begrüsste" means "greeted."
In a sentence
Er begrüsste alle Gäste mit einem freundlichen Lächeln.
He greeted all the guests with a friendly smile.
In this sentence, 'begrüsste' is used in the preterite tense, indicating a past action of greeting performed by 'Er' (he).
Als die Vorlesung begann, begrüsste die Professorin die Studierenden.
When the lecture began, the professor greeted the students.
Here, 'begrüsste' reflects a courteous or polite action typically done at the start of an event.
Sie begrüsste die Idee, mit uns eine Reise zu planen.
She welcomed the idea of planning a trip with us.
In this example, 'begrüsste' is used figuratively to mean accepting or showing openness to a suggestion.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “begrüsste” in actual German podcasts.
Find “begrüsste” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).