nice to meet you
First handshake phrase
Nice to meet you is a conventional greeting when being introduced to someone for the first time.
It acknowledges the introduction and expresses polite pleasure at making the acquaintance: Nice to meet you—I've heard so much about your work.
The past tense nice to have met you appears when parting after a first encounter.
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- smilePleased facial expression
- eye contactDirect visual connection
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
good morning · warmth · first impression · how do you do · name · welcome · networking event · acquaintance · mutual friend · handshake · firm handshake · respect · sincerity · politeness · job interviews · cultural exchanges · family reunions · friendliness
- Common Phraseshello, goodbye, thank you, please, sorry
- Pleasantriesplease, thank you, thanks, sorry, excuse me
- courtesiesplease, thank you, thanks, sorry, excuse me
- Phrasebookhello, goodbye, please, thank you, yes
- stock phrasesstock phrase, set phrase, cliche, catchphrase, filler phrase
- white liesfine thanks, happy to help, my pleasure, no trouble, love it
nice to meet yougoodbye
Departing salutation
farewell · see you later · take care · until we meet again · so long
nice to meet yougo away
Command to leave
leave me alone · get lost · buzz off · who are you · do I know you
meet, nice, meeting, nicely, meets, greets, nicest, nicer, nicety