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meet
1[meet]
verb (used with object)
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.
Synonyms:to come into physical contact, juxtaposition, or collision with.
The two cars met each other head-on at high speed.
Synonyms: , , , , ,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)
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.
Synonyms:Antonyms: ,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.
Antonyms: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.
Synonyms: ,those assembled.
the place of such an assembling.
Mathematics.intersection.
verb phrase
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.
meet
2[meet]
adjective
suitable; fitting; proper.
Synonyms: ,
meet
1/ ː /
verb
to come together (with), either by design or by accident; encounter
I 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 of
to 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 opponents
Joe meets Fred in the boxing match
(tr) to cope with effectively; satisfy
to meet someone's demands
(tr) to be apparent to (esp in the phrase meet the eye )
(tr) to return or counter
to meet a blow with another
to agree with (someone or each other)
we met him on the price he suggested
to experience; suffer
he met his death in a road accident
to occur together
courage and kindliness met in him
(tr) to find (a person, situation, etc) in a specified condition
I met the door open
(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
the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross
a session where a celebrity, etc, is introduced to or questioned by members of the public or journalists
meet
2/ ː /
adjective
archaicproper, fitting, or correct
Other 51Թ Forms
- meeter noun
- meetness noun
- ˈٱ noun
- ˈٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of meet1
Origin of meet2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of meet1
Origin of meet2
Idioms and Phrases
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, welcome.
meet cute, cute.
Example Sentences
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.
A movie where the perennially single New York matchmaker has finally met her match in two highly eligible bachelors?
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.
“He certainly seems to think that even peaceful protests can be met with force.”
When I first met Amy in the emergency room, she had a minor laceration on her finger.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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