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[meet]

verb (used with object)

met, meeting 
  1. to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter.

    I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.

  2. to become acquainted with; be introduced to.

    I've never met your cousin.

  3. to join at an agreed or designated place or time.

    Meet me in St. Louis.

  4. to be present at the arrival of.

    to meet a train.

  5. to come to or before (one's notice, or a means of noticing, as the eyes or ears).

    A peculiar sight met my eyes.

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

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

    Synonyms:
  8. to come into physical contact, juxtaposition, or collision with.

    The two cars met each other head-on at high speed.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,
  9. to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest.

    Harvard meets Yale next week in football.

  10. to oppose.

    to meet charges with countercharges.

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

  12. to comply with; fulfill; answer.

    to meet a deadline;

    to meet a demand.

  13. to pay in full.

    How will you meet expenses?

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

  15. to encounter in experience.

    to meet hostility.



verb (used without object)

met, meeting 
  1. to come together, face to face, or into company.

    We met on the street.

  2. to assemble for action, conference, or other common purpose, as a committee, legislature, or class.

    The board of directors will meet on Tuesday.

    Synonyms:
    Antonyms: ,
  3. to become personally acquainted.

  4. to come into contact or form a junction, as lines, planes, or areas.

    The two lines meet to form an angle.

    Antonyms:
  5. to be conjoined or united.

  6. to concur or agree.

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

noun

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

    a track meet.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. those assembled.

  3. the place of such an assembling.

  4. Mathematics.intersection.

verb phrase

    1. to come across; encounter.

      to meet with opposition.

    2. to experience; undergo; receive.

      The visitors met with courtesy during their stay.

    3. to join, as for conference or instruction.

      I met with her an hour a day until we solved the problem.

meet

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[meet]

adjective

Archaic.
  1. suitable; fitting; proper.

    Synonyms: ,

meet

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/ ː /

verb

  1. to come together (with), either by design or by accident; encounter

    I met him unexpectedly

    we met at the station

  2. 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

  3. (tr) to come to or be at the place of arrival of

    to meet a train

  4. to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to (someone or each other)

    have you two met?

  5. to gather in the company of (someone or each other)

    the board of directors meets on Tuesday

  6. to come into the presence of (someone or each other) as opponents

    Joe meets Fred in the boxing match

  7. (tr) to cope with effectively; satisfy

    to meet someone's demands

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

  9. (tr) to return or counter

    to meet a blow with another

  10. to agree with (someone or each other)

    we met him on the price he suggested

  11. to experience; suffer

    he met his death in a road accident

  12. to occur together

    courage and kindliness met in him

  13. (tr) to find (a person, situation, etc) in a specified condition

    I met the door open

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

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

  2. a meeting, esp a sports meeting

  3. the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross

  4. a session where a celebrity, etc, is introduced to or questioned by members of the public or journalists

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

meet

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/ ː /

adjective

  1. archaicproper, fitting, or correct

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • meeter noun
  • meetness noun
  • ˈٱ noun
  • ˈٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of meet1

First recorded before 900; Middle English mete(n), miete(n), Old English ()ŧٲ; cognate with Old Norse ճٲ, Old Saxon ōپ; moot

Origin of meet2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English mete, meete, mette, from Old English ǣٱ “suitable,” cognate with German ä “suitable, appropriate”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of meet1

Old English ŧٲ; related to Old Norse ճٲ, Old Saxon ōپ

Origin of meet2

C13: from variant of Old English ǣٱ; related to Old High German suitability, Old Norse ǣٰ valuable
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. meet halfway,

    1. 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.

    2. to anticipate another's actions and conduct oneself accordingly.

  2. well met, welcome.

  3. meet cute, cute.

In addition to the idioms beginning with meet, also see go (meet) halfway; make ends meet; more than meets the eye.
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Example Sentences

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A survey of 2,3000 UK families raising disabled or seriously ill children by the charity Family Fund found 44% struggled to meet day-to-day living costs, despite receiving disability benefits.

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A movie where the perennially single New York matchmaker has finally met her match in two highly eligible bachelors?

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Members of the tribe say they are celebrating the return of their ancestral lands along Blue Creek, a major tributary that meets the Klamath about 40 miles south of the Oregon border.

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“He certainly seems to think that even peaceful protests can be met with force.”

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When I first met Amy in the emergency room, she had a minor laceration on her finger.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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