meet synonyms

meet

modif.

fitting, apt, expedient; see fair 1, fit 1, 2, timely.

meet

n.

match, athletic event, tournament; see competition 2, event 3.

meet

v.

  1. To come together

    converge, get together, enter in; see gather 1.

  2. To go to a place of meeting

    resort, be present at, gather together, foregather, convene, congregate, muster, appear; see also assemble 2, attend 2.

    Antonyms leave*, disperse*, scatter. *

  3. To touch

    reach, coincide, adhere; see join 1.

  4. To become acquainted

    make the acquaintance of, be presented to, be introduced, present oneself, make oneself known, get next to*, get to know; see also familiarize with.

  5. To fulfill

    answer, fit, suffice; see satisfy 3.

  6. To encounter

    fall in with, come on, come upon, meet by accident, come across, run into, meet with, meet up with, meet face to face, face up to, bump into, touch shoulders with, meet at every turn, engage, join issue with, battle, grapple with, match, jostle, push, brush against, shove; see also face 1, fight 2.

    Antonyms abandon*, turn one's back on, leave.

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