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Idioms about meet
Origin of meet
1First 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, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meet
meat, meetWords nearby meet
Other definitions for meet (2 of 2)
meet2
[ meet ]
/ mit /
adjective Archaic.
suitable; fitting; proper.
Origin of meet
2First recorded before 1000; Middle English mete, meete, mette, from Old English gemǣte “suitable,” cognate with German gemäss “suitable, appropriate”
OTHER WORDS FROM meet
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British Dictionary definitions for meet (1 of 2)
meet1
/ (miːt) /
verb meets, meeting or met
noun
Derived forms of meet
meeter, nounWord 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, adverbWord 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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