meet
1to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
to become acquainted with; be introduced to: I've never met your cousin.
to join at an agreed or designated place or time: Meet me in St. Louis.
to be present at the arrival of: to meet a train.
to come to or before (one's notice, or a means of noticing, as the eyes or ears): A peculiar sight met my eyes.
to come into the company of (a person, group, etc.) in dealings, conference, etc.
to face, eye, etc., directly or without avoidance.
to come into physical contact, juxtaposition, or collision with: The two cars met each other head-on at high speed.
to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest: Harvard meets Yale next week in football.
to oppose: to meet charges with countercharges.
to cope or deal effectively with (an objection, difficulty, etc.).
to pay in full: How will you meet expenses?
to come into conformity with (wishes, expectations, views, etc.).
to encounter in experience: to meet hostility.
to come together, face to face, or into company: We met on the street.
to assemble for action, conference, or other common purpose, as a committee, legislature, or class: The board of directors will meet on Tuesday.
to become personally acquainted.
to come into contact or form a junction, as lines, planes, or areas: The two lines meet to form an angle.
to be conjoined or united.
to concur or agree.
to come together in opposition or conflict, as adversaries or hostile forces.
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
those assembled.
the place of such an assembling.
Mathematics. intersection (def. 3a).
meet with,
to come across; encounter: to meet with opposition.
to experience; undergo; receive: The visitors met with courtesy during their stay.
to join, as for conference or instruction: I met with her an hour a day until we solved the problem.
Idioms about meet
meet cute, cute (def. 6).
meet halfway,
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.
to anticipate another's actions and conduct oneself accordingly.
well met, Archaic. welcome.
Origin of meet
1Other words for meet
Opposites for meet
Other words from meet
- meeter, noun
Words that may be confused with meet
- meat, meet
Words Nearby meet
Other definitions for meet (2 of 2)
suitable; fitting; proper.
Origin of meet
2Other words for meet
Other words from meet
- meetness, noun
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How to use meet in a sentence
I asked Renee if that had changed in the two years since they met.
Date Lab: One of our setups is still going strong two years later. We caught up with Willie and Renee for an update. | Marin Cogan | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostIt's getting to the point where I don't know if I want to be close friends with this version of Elizabeth, which is difficult because we're both still active in the same activity where we first met.
Miss Manners: Time to cut ties with longtime friend? | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostInstead, helmet makers simply have to keep records of testing performed at outside labs or their own facilities to prove their helmets meet the standard.
The services will develop a moderation approach that best meets the needs of their consumers.
Twenty-Six Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? | Stephen Engelberg | February 9, 2021 | ProPublicaThe NTSB board was meeting virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Lee and Coogan did briefly meet with the pope, with pictures to prove it, but no one at the Vatican officially screened the film.
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds | Barbie Latza Nadeau | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are parks filled with men pushing strollers and coffee shops where fathers meet their friends, babes in arms.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Tuesday, President Obama will meet with Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen we meet them, their lives are unfulfilled, and at no point are we convinced their condition will change.
I meet Otis J. the night he arrives at “The Castle,” a West Harlem halfway house for newly-released convicts.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe Authorised Version has: “And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayHe returned shortly, to meet his mother standing in the doorway, with pale, affrighted face.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonI haven't much time for seeing any one, except my patients, and the people I meet in society.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThen Jimmy remembered suddenly that he had to meet Grandfather Mole over there.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for meet (1 of 2)
/ (miːt) /
(sometimes foll by up or ( US ) with) to come together (with), either by design or by accident; encounter: I met him unexpectedly; we met at the station
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
(tr) to come to or be at the place of arrival of: to meet a train
to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to (someone or each other): have you two met?
to gather in the company of (someone or each other): the board of directors meets on Tuesday
to come into the presence of (someone or each other) as opponents: Joe meets Fred in the boxing match
(tr) to cope with effectively; satisfy: to meet someone's demands
(tr) to be apparent to (esp in the phrase meet the eye)
(tr) to return or counter: to meet a blow with another
to agree with (someone or each other): we met him on the price he suggested
(tr sometimes foll by with) to experience; suffer: he met his death in a road accident
to occur together: courage and kindliness met in him
(tr) Caribbean to find (a person, situation, etc) in a specified condition: I met the door open
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
the assembly of hounds, huntsmen, etc, prior to a hunt
a meeting, esp a sports meeting
US the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross
meet-and-greet a session where a celebrity, etc, is introduced to or questioned by members of the public or journalists
Origin of meet
1Derived forms of meet
- meeter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for meet (2 of 2)
/ (miːt) /
archaic proper, fitting, or correct
Origin of meet
2Derived forms of meet
- meetly, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with meet
In addition to the idioms beginning with meet
- meeting of the minds
- meet one's match
- meet one's Waterloo
- meet the requirements
- meet up with
- meet with
also see:
- go (meet) halfway
- make ends meet
- more than meets the eye
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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