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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Idioms for meet
Origin of meet
1before 900; Middle English meten,Old English gemētan; cognate with Old Norse mœta,Old Saxon mōtian.See moot1
OTHER WORDS FROM meet
meeter, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meet
meat, meetWords nearby meet
Definition 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
meetness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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