Meet

[miːt] or [mit]

Definition

(noun.) a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held.

(verb.) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; 'Princeton plays Yale this weekend'; 'Charlie likes to play Mary'.

(verb.) fill or meet a want or need.

(verb.) meet by design; be present at the arrival of; 'Can you meet me at the train station?'.

(verb.) come together; 'I'll probably see you at the meeting'; 'How nice to see you again!'.

(verb.) collect in one place; 'We assembled in the church basement'; 'Let's gather in the dining room'.

(verb.) get together socially or for a specific purpose.

(verb.) satisfy or fulfill; 'meet a need'; 'this job doesn't match my dreams'.

(verb.) get to know; get acquainted with; 'I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!'; 'we met in Singapore'.

(verb.) satisfy a condition or restriction; 'Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?'.

(verb.) experience as a reaction; 'My proposal met with much opposition'.

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Definition

(v. t.) To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.

(v. t.) To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents.

(v. t.) To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.

(v. t.) To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate.

(v. t.) To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand.

(v. t.) To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle.

(v. t.) To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.

(v. t.) To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.

(v. t.) To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.

(n.) An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.

(a.) Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.

(adv.) Meetly.

Inputed by Joanna

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Fit, proper, fitting, befitting, suitable, suited, adapted, appropriate, congenial.

v. a. [1]. Come together (from opposite directions).[2]. Confront, encounter, come up to face to face.[3]. Find, meet with, light on, fall upon, fall in with, happen upon.[4]. Fulfil, comply with.

v. n. [1]. Encounter one another.[2]. Unite, join, converge, come in contact.[3]. Assemble, congregate, muster, collect, come together, flock together, meet together.

Edited by Erna

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Encounter, confront, engage, as,[See {[-v-inhK-]?}], unite, coalesce,converge

ANT:Miss, pass, escape, elude, decline, avoid, disperse, diverge, separate, vary,disagree

Inputed by Jesse

Definition

adj. fitting: qualified.—adv. Meet′ly.—n. Meet′ness.

v.t. to come face to face: to encounter in conflict: to find or experience; to refute: be suitable to: satisfy as by payment: to receive as a welcome.—v.i. to come together from different points: to assemble: to have an encounter: to balance or come out correct:—pa.t. and pa.p. met.—n. a meeting as of huntsmen.—ns. Meet′ing a coming face to face for friendly or hostile ends: an interview: an assembly: a crossing of two roads: a junction of two rivers; Meet′ing-house a house or building where people esp. Dissenters meet for public worship; Race′-meet′ing a stated occasion for horse-racing.—Meet half-way to make mutual concessions; Meet the ear or eye to be told or shown anything distinctly: to be readily apparent; Meet with to come to or upon esp. unexpectedly: (Bacon) to obviate (as an objection).—Well met an old complimentary greeting.

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