meet halfway
adverb
1.
to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
2.
almost; nearly; just about: He halfway surrendered to their demands.
adjective
Idioms 3.
midway, as between two places or points.
4.
going to or covering only half or part of the full extent: halfway measures.
5.
meet halfway, to compromise with; give in partially to: They didn't comply with all our demands, but met us halfway on the more important points.
00:10
Meet halfway
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object)
1.
to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
2.
to become acquainted with; be introduced to: I've never met your cousin.
3.
to join at an agreed or designated place or time: Meet me in St. Louis.
4.
to be present at the arrival of: to meet a train.
5.
to come to or before (one's notice, or a means of noticing, as the eyes or ears): A peculiar sight met my eyes.
6.
to come into the company of (a person, group, etc.) in dealings, conference, etc.
7.
to face, eye, etc., directly or without avoidance.
8.
to come into physical contact, juxtaposition, or collision with: The two cars met each other head-on at high speed.
9.
to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest: Harvard meets Yale next week in football.
10.
to oppose: to meet charges with countercharges.
11.
to cope or deal effectively with (an objection, difficulty, etc.).
12.
to comply with; fulfill; satisfy: to meet a deadline; to meet a demand.
13.
to pay in full: How will you meet expenses?
14.
to come into conformity with (wishes, expectations, views, etc.).
15.
to encounter in experience: to meet hostility.
verb (used without object)
16.
to come together, face to face, or into company: We met on the street.
17.
to assemble for action, conference, or other common purpose, as a committee, legislature, or class: The board of directors will meet on Tuesday.
18.
to become personally acquainted.
19.
to come into contact or form a junction, as lines, planes, or areas: The two lines meet to form an angle.
20.
to be conjoined or united.
noun
Verb phrases 23.
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
24.
those assembled.
25.
the place of such an assembling.
26.
27.
Idioms meet with,
a.
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.
28.
29.
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.
30.
well met, Archaic. welcome.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English meten, Old English gemētan; cognate with Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian. See moot1
before 900; Middle English meten, Old English gemētan; cognate with Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian. See moot1
Related forms
meet·er, noun
Synonyms
7. confront. 8. join, connect, intersect, cross, converge, unite. 17. collect. 23. contest, competition.
7. confront. 8. join, connect, intersect, cross, converge, unite. 17. collect. 23. contest, competition.
Antonyms
17. adjourn, scatter. 19. diverge.
17. adjourn, scatter. 19. diverge.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To meet halfway
Collins
World English Dictionary
halfway (ˌhɑːfˈweɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv, —adj | |
| 1. | at or to half the distance; at or to the middle |
| 2. | in or of an incomplete manner or nature |
| 3. | meet halfway to compromise with |
| meet1 (miːt) | |
| —vb (sometimes foll by up | |
| 1. | to come together (with), either by design or by accident; encounter: I met him unexpectedly; we met at the station |
| 2. | to come into or be in conjunction or contact with (something or each other): the roads meet in the town; the sea meets the sky |
| 3. | (tr) to come to or be at the place of arrival of: to meet a train |
| 4. | to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to (someone or each other): have you two met? |
| 5. | to gather in the company of (someone or each other): the board of directors meets on Tuesday |
| 6. | to come into the presence of (someone or each other) as opponents: Joe meets Fred in the boxing match |
| 7. | (tr) to cope with effectively; satisfy: to meet someone's demands |
| 8. | (tr) to be apparent to (esp in the phrase meet the eye) |
| 9. | (tr) to return or counter: to meet a blow with another |
| 10. | to agree with (someone or each other): we met him on the price he suggested |
| 11. | to experience; suffer: he met his death in a road accident |
| 12. | to occur together: courage and kindliness met in him |
| 13. | (Caribbean) (tr) to find (a person, situation, etc) in a specified condition: I met the door open |
| 14. | meet and greet (of a celebrity, politician, etc) to have a session of being introduced to and questioned by members of the public or journalists |
| —n | |
| 15. | the assembly of hounds, huntsmen, etc, prior to a hunt |
| 16. | a meeting, esp a sports meeting |
| 17. | (US) the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross |
| 18. | meet-and-greet a session where a celebrity, etc, is introduced to or questioned by members of the public or journalists |
| [Old English mētan; related to Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian] | |
| 'meeter1 | |
| —n | |
| meet2 (miːt) | |
| —adj | |
| archaic proper, fitting, or correct | |
| [C13: from variant of Old English gemǣte; related to Old High German māza suitability, Old Norse mǣtr valuable] | |
| 'meetly2 | |
| —adv | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
meet
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.
meet
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
meet definition
|
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
