meet

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   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. 2transitive verb

   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. 3transitive verb

   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.

4. 4transitive verb

   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.

5. 5transitive verb

   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.

6. 6transitive verb

   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.

7. 7transitive verb

   To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.

8. 8transitive verb

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

9. 9transitive verb

   To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.

10. 10noun

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

11. 11adjective

    Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.

12. 12adverb

    Meetly.

13. 13noun

    a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

14. 14verb

    contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

    "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"

    "Charlie likes to play Mary"

    Synonyms

    encounterplay
15. 15verb

    fill or meet a want or need

    Synonyms

    fillfulfilfulfillsatisfy
16. 16verb

    be in direct physical contact with; make contact

    "The two buildings touch"

    "Their hands touched"

    Synonyms

    adjoincontacttouch
17. 17verb

    meet by design; be present at the arrival of

    "Can you meet me at the train station?"

18. 18verb

    come together

    "I'll probably see you at the meeting"

    "How nice to see you again!"

    Synonyms

    encountersee
19. 19verb

    undergo or suffer

    "meet a violent death"

    "suffer a terrible fate"

    Synonyms

    suffer
20. 20verb

    collect in one place

    "We assembled in the church basement"

    "Let's gather in the dining room"

    Synonyms

    assembleforegatherforgathergather
21. 21verb

    get together socially or for a specific purpose

22. 22verb

    satisfy or fulfill

    "meet a need"

    "this job doesn't match my dreams"

    Synonyms

    match
23. 23verb

    get to know; get acquainted with

    "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"

    "we met in Singapore"

24. 24verb

    satisfy a condition or restriction

    "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

    Synonyms

    fit
25. 25verb

    be adjacent or come together

    "The lines converge at this point"

    Synonyms

    converge
26. 26verb

    experience as a reaction

    "My proposal met with much opposition"

    Synonyms

    encounterreceive
27. 27adjective

    being precisely fitting and right

    "it is only meet that she should be seated first"

    Synonyms

    fitting