meet

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verb (used with object), met, meet·ing.

to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.

to become acquainted with; be introduced to: I've never met your cousin.

to join at an agreed or designated place or time: Meet me in St. Louis.

to be present at the arrival of: to meet a train.

to come to or before (one's notice, or a means of noticing, as the eyes or ears): A peculiar sight met my eyes.

to come into the company of (a person, group, etc.) in dealings, conference, etc.

to face, eye, etc., directly or without avoidance.

to come into physical contact, juxtaposition, or collision with: The two cars met each other head-on at high speed.

to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest: Harvard meets Yale next week in football.

to oppose: to meet charges with countercharges.

to cope or deal effectively with (an objection, difficulty, etc.).

to comply with; fulfill; answer: to meet a deadline;to meet a demand.

to pay in full: How will you meet expenses?

to come into conformity with (wishes, expectations, views, etc.).

to encounter in experience: to meet hostility.

verb (used without object), met, meet·ing.

to come together, face to face, or into company: We met on the street.

to assemble for action, conference, or other common purpose, as a committee, legislature, or class: The board of directors will meet on Tuesday.

to become personally acquainted.

to come into contact or form a junction, as lines, planes, or areas: The two lines meet to form an angle.

to be conjoined or united.

to concur or agree.

to come together in opposition or conflict, as adversaries or hostile forces.

noun

an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.

those assembled.

the place of such an assembling.

Mathematics. intersection (def. 3a).

Verb Phrases

meet with,

to come across; encounter: to meet with opposition.
to experience; undergo; receive: The visitors met with courtesy during their stay.
to join, as for conference or instruction: I met with her an hour a day until we solved the problem.

OTHER WORDS FOR meet

7 confront.

8 join, connect, intersect, cross, couple, unite.

17 collect.

23 contest, competition.

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OPPOSITES FOR meet

17 adjourn, scatter.

19 diverge.

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Idioms about meet

meet cute, cute (def. 6).

meet halfway,

to concede in part, as to the demands of an opposing faction; make concessions, as to another person; compromise: Despite their differences, the union and the company finally agreed to meet halfway and settle their dispute.
to anticipate another's actions and conduct oneself accordingly.

well met, Archaic. welcome.

Origin of meet

First recorded before 900; Middle English mete(n), miete(n), Old English (ge)mētan; cognate with Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian; see moot

OTHER WORDS FROM meet

meeter, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meet

meat, meet

Words nearby meet

meekness, Meer, meerkat, meerschaum, Meerut, meet, meet and greet, meeting, meeting house, meeting of the minds, meeting post

Other definitions for meet (2 of 2)

meet²

[ meet ]

/ mit /

adjective Archaic.

suitable; fitting; proper.

OTHER WORDS FOR meet

apt, appropriate.

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Origin of meet

First recorded before 1000; Middle English mete, meete, mette, from Old English gemǣte “suitable,” cognate with German gemäss “suitable, appropriate”

OTHER WORDS FROM meet

meetness, noun

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How to use meet in a sentence

I asked Renee if that had changed in the two years since they met.
Date Lab: One of our setups is still going strong two years later. We caught up with Willie and Renee for an update.|Marin Cogan|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
It's getting to the point where I don't know if I want to be close friends with this version of Elizabeth, which is difficult because we're both still active in the same activity where we first met.
Miss Manners: Time to cut ties with longtime friend?|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Instead, helmet makers simply have to keep records of testing performed at outside labs or their own facilities to prove their helmets meet the standard.
The Trek WaveCel Helmet Lawsuit, Explained|Joe Lindsey|February 10, 2021|Outside Online
The services will develop a moderation approach that best meets the needs of their consumers.
Twenty-Six Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It?|Stephen Engelberg|February 9, 2021|ProPublica

The NTSB board was meeting virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Helicopter pilot flying Kobe Bryant didn’t follow his training when flying into disorienting clouds, federal investigators say|Ian Duncan|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Lee and Coogan did briefly meet with the pope, with pictures to prove it, but no one at the Vatican officially screened the film.
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There are parks filled with men pushing strollers and coffee shops where fathers meet their friends, babes in arms.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On Tuesday, President Obama will meet with Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When we meet them, their lives are unfulfilled, and at no point are we convinced their condition will change.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I meet Otis J. the night he arrives at “The Castle,” a West Harlem halfway house for newly-released convicts.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The Authorised Version has: “And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
He returned shortly, to meet his mother standing in the doorway, with pale, affrighted face.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
I haven't much time for seeing any one, except my patients, and the people I meet in society.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Then Jimmy remembered suddenly that he had to meet Grandfather Mole over there.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for meet (1 of 2)

meet¹

/ (miːt) /

verb meets, meeting or met

(sometimes foll by up or ( US ) with) to come together (with), either by design or by accident; encounterI met him unexpectedly; we met at the station

to come into or be in conjunction or contact with (something or each other)the roads meet in the town; the sea meets the sky

(tr) to come to or be at the place of arrival ofto meet a train

to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to (someone or each other)have you two met?

to gather in the company of (someone or each other)the board of directors meets on Tuesday

to come into the presence of (someone or each other) as opponentsJoe meets Fred in the boxing match

(tr) to cope with effectively; satisfyto meet someone's demands

(tr) to be apparent to (esp in the phrase meet the eye)

(tr) to return or counterto meet a blow with another

to agree with (someone or each other)we met him on the price he suggested

(tr sometimes foll by with) to experience; sufferhe met his death in a road accident

to occur togethercourage and kindliness met in him

(tr) Caribbean to find (a person, situation, etc) in a specified conditionI met the door open

meet and greet (of a celebrity, politician, etc) to have a session of being introduced to and questioned by members of the public or journalists

noun

the assembly of hounds, huntsmen, etc, prior to a hunt

a meeting, esp a sports meeting

US the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross

meet-and-greet a session where a celebrity, etc, is introduced to or questioned by members of the public or journalists

Derived forms of meet

meeter, noun

Word Origin for meet

Old English mētan; related to Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian

British Dictionary definitions for meet (2 of 2)

meet²

/ (miːt) /

adjective

archaic proper, fitting, or correct

Derived forms of meet

meetly, adverb

Word Origin for meet

C13: from variant of Old English gemǣte; related to Old High German māza suitability, Old Norse mǣtr valuable

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Other Idioms and Phrases with meet

meet

In addition to the idioms beginning with meet

meeting of the minds
meet one's match
meet one's Waterloo
meet the requirements
meet up with
meet with

also see:

go (meet) halfway
make ends meet
more than meets the eye

meet

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