1
2
a
: a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses
b(1)
archaic
: manservant
(2)
: one of several officers of the English royal household
groomed; grooming; grooms
1
: to clean and maintain the appearance of (an animal)
especially
: to maintain the health and condition of the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) by brushing, combing, currying, or similar attention
2
: to make neat or attractive
an impeccably groomed person
3
a
: to make (someone) ready for a specific objective : prepare
was being groomed as a presidential candidate
b
: to build a trusting relationship with (a minor) in order to exploit them especially for nonconsensual sexual activity
: to groom oneself
Examples of groom in a Sentence
Verb
The horses are being groomed for the competition.
She spent hours grooming herself.
She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.
He is being groomed to take over the company.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 July 2025
Just a few weeks prior to their wedding, both the bride and groom performed at Glastonbury 2025, with Charli commanding The Other Stage solo and Daniel joining the rest of The 1975 for a headlining set.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
That goes especially for first-round rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who is being groomed to take over as the Giants’ next franchise QB.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
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Noun
The bride and groom invited the 50 closest members of their friends and family for the special adventure.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 July 2025
Just a few weeks prior to their wedding, both the bride and groom performed at Glastonbury 2025, with Charli commanding The Other Stage solo and Daniel joining the rest of The 1975 for a headlining set.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Verb
According to the Department of Justice's indictment of Epstein girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell in 2020, Maxwell and Epstein groomed a minor victim at the ranch in 1996.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
That goes especially for first-round rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who is being groomed to take over as the Giants’ next franchise QB.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for groom
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groom. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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1
a
archaic
: a male servant
b
: a person in charge of horses
2
groom
2 of 2 verb1
: to clean and keep up the appearance of (as the coat of a horse or dog)
2
: to make neat, attractive, or acceptable
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