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meet
- 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
- to come into the presence or company of
- to be introduced to; get acquainted with
- to keep an appointment or engagement with
- to encounter in or as in battle; contend with
- to deal with; face; match: to meet angry words with a laugh
- 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.)
- to comply with; satisfy (a demand, etc.)
- to pay (a bill, etc.)
intransitive verb
- to come together, as from different directions
- to come into contact, connection, or conjunction
- to become acquainted; be introduced
- to be opposed in or as in battle; contend; fight
- to be united
- to assemble
- to come together for discussion, bargaining, etc. (with)
noun
- a meeting, gathering, or assembling, as for a sporting event: a track meet
- the people who so meet or the place of meeting
adjective
Now Rare suitable; proper; fit
Related Forms:
- meetly adverb
See meet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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