meet

Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.

(verb)

An example of meet is stopping to talk with someone you know at the grocery store.
An example of meet is someone being at the arrival gate when an airplane arrives.
An example of meet is being introduced to a friend's boyfriend.

The definition of a meet is a gathering of people for a sporting match.

(noun)

An example of a meet is a group of people gathered to watch a high school soccer game.

See meet in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb met, meeting

to come upon or encounter; esp., to come face to face with or up to (a person or thing moving from a different direction)
to be present at the arrival of: to meet a bus
to come into contact, connection, or conjunction with: the ball met the bat
1. to come into the presence or company of
2. to be introduced to; get acquainted with
3. to keep an appointment or engagement with
1. to encounter in or as in battle; contend with
2. to deal with; face; match: to meet angry words with a laugh
3. to refute or deal with effectively: to meet an objection
to experience: to meet disaster
to come within the perception of (the eye, ear, etc.)
1. to comply with; satisfy (a demand, etc.)
2. to pay (a bill, etc.)

Origin: ME meten < OE metan < base of mot, a coming together, meeting: see moot

intransitive verb

noun

adjective

Now Rare suitable; proper; fit

Origin: ME mete < OE (ge)mæte, fitting, akin to Ger gemäss, commensurable < IE base *med-: see medical

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See meet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb met met (mĕt), meet·ing, meets

verb, transitive

To come upon by chance or arrangement.
To be present at the arrival of: met the train.
To be introduced to.
To come into conjunction with; join: where the sea meets the sky.
To come into the company or presence of, as for a conference.
To come to the notice of (the senses): There is more here than meets the eye.
To experience; undergo: met his fate with courage.
To deal with; oppose: “We have met the enemy and they are ours” (Oliver Hazard Perry).
To cope or contend effectively with: meet each problem as it arises.
To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of: The firm has done its best to meet us on that point.
To satisfy (a need, for example); fulfill: meet all the conditions in the contract. See Synonyms at satisfy.
To pay; settle: enough money to meet expenses.

verb, intransitive

To come together: Let's meet tonight.
To come into conjunction; be joined: “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet” (Rudyard Kipling).
To come together as opponents; contend.
To become introduced.
To assemble.
To occur together, especially in one person or entity.

noun

A meeting or contest, especially an athletic competition.

Phrasal Verb: meet with To experience or undergo. To receive: Our plan met with their approval.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English meten

Origin: , from Old English mētan

adjective

Fitting; proper: “It seems not meet, nor wholesome to my place” (Shakespeare).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mete

Origin: , from Old English gemǣte; see med- in Indo-European roots

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