to come across; encounter: to meet with opposition.
b.
to experience; undergo; receive: The visitors met with courtesy during their stay.
c.
to join, as for conference or instruction: I met with her an hour a day until we solved the problem.
—Idioms
28.
meet halfway,
a.
to concede in part, as to the demands of an opposing faction; make concessions, as to another person; compromise: Despite their differences, the union and the company finally agreed to meet halfway and settle their dispute.
b.
to anticipate another's actions and conduct oneself accordingly.
29.
well met, Archaic. welcome.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME meten, OE gemétan; c. ON mɶta, OS mōtian.See moot1]
O.E. metan, from P.Gmc. *motijanan (cf.O.N. mæta, O.S. motian "to meet"). Related to O.E. gemot "meeting." The noun, in the sporting sense, is attested from 1831, originally of hunting. Meeting "gathering of people for discussion, etc." is attested from 1513. In 17c., it was applied generally to worship assemblies of nonconformists, but this now is retained mostly by Quakers.
O.E. gemæte "suitable, having the same dimensions," from P.Gmc. *ga-mætijaz (cf. O.N. mætr, O.H.G. gimagi, Ger. gemäß "suitable"), from collective prefix *ga- + PIE *med- "to measure." The root sense is thus the same as commensurate.
being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" [syn: fitting]
noun
1.
a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
verb
1.
come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
2.
get together socially or for a specific purpose
3.
be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" [syn: converge] [ant: diverge]
4.
fill or meet a want or need
5.
satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
6.
satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
7.
collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
8.
get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
9.
meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?"
10.
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
11.
experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
12.
undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" [syn: suffer]
13.
be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" [syn: touch]
Meet\ (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Met (m[e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. Meeting.] [OE. meten, AS. m[=e]tan, fr. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS. m[=o]tian to meet, Icel. m[ae]ta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See Moot, v. t.]1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. His daughter came out to meet him. --Judg. xi. 34. 4. 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. Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first. --Pope. 5. 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. To meet half way, literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with.
Meet\, v. t. 1. 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. O, when meet now Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined ! --Milton. 2. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict. Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton. 3. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December. They . . . appointed a day to meet together. --2. Macc. xiv. 21. 4. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite. To meet with. (a) To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the sense of unexpectedness. We met with many things worthy of observation. --Bacon. (b) To join; to unite in company. --Shak. (c) To suffer unexpectedly; as, to meet with a fall; to meet with a loss. (d) To encounter; to be subjected to. Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury From the fierce prince. --Rowe. (e) To obviate. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Meet\, a. [OE. mete fitting, moderate, scanty, AS. m?te moderate; akin to gemet fit, meet, metan to mete, and G. m["a]ssig moderate, gem["a]ss fitting. See Mete.] Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. It was meet that we should make merry. --Luke xv. 32. To be meet with, to be even with; to be equal to. [Obs.]
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