transitive verb met, meeting meet′·ing

1. to come upon or encounter; esp., to come face to face with or up to (a person or thing moving from a different direction)
2. to be present at the arrival of to meet a bus
3. to come into contact, connection, or conjunction with the ball met the bat
4. 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
5. 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
6. to experience to meet disaster
7. to come within the perception of (the eye, ear, etc.)
8. 1. to comply with; satisfy (a demand, etc.)
   2. to pay (a bill, etc.)

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

intransitive verb

1. to come together, as from different directions
2. to come into contact, connection, or conjunction
3. to become acquainted; be introduced
4. to be opposed in or as in battle; contend; fight
5. to be united
6. 1. to assemble
   2. to come together for discussion, bargaining, etc. (with)

noun

1. a meeting, gathering, or assembling, as for a sporting event a track meet
2. the people who so meet or the place of meeting

adjective

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