[haf-wey, hahf-] 
| 1. | to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway. |
| 2. | almost; nearly; just about: He halfway surrendered to their demands. |
| 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. |
[meet] verb, met, meet⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| 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. |
| 21. | to concur or agree. |
| 22. | to come together in opposition or conflict, as adversaries or hostile forces. |
| 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. | Mathematics. intersection (def. 3a). |
| 27. | meet with,
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| 28. | meet halfway,
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| 29. | well met, Archaic. welcome. |
