1. (v.t.)meet to come into the presence of; encounter: I met him on the street yesterday.
2. meet to become acquainted with; be introduced to: I've never met your cousin.
3. meet to join at an agreed or designated place or time: Meet me at noon.
4. meet to be present at the arrival of: to meet a train.
5. meet to come to the apprehension of: A strange sight met my eyes.
6. meet to enter into dealings or conference with.
7. meet to come into physical contact with: The car met the bus head-on.
8. meet to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest: The rival teams meet each other next week.
9. meet to oppose: to meet charges with countercharges.
10. meet to deal effectively with: met the challenge.
11. meet to comply with: to meet a deadline.
12. (v.i.)meet to come together, face to face, or into company: We met on the street.
13. meet to assemble for action or conference: The directors will meet tomorrow.
14. meet to become personally acquainted.
15. meet to come into contact or form a junction: the streets meet.
16. meet to concur; agree.
17. meet to come together in opposition or conflict.
18. meet meet with,
19. meet to encounter; experience: to meet with opposition.
20. (n.)meet an assembly for athletic or sports competition, as for racing: a track meet.
21. (adj.)meet suitable; fitting; proper.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME mete < aph. var. of imete < OE gemæmacr;te suitable; akin to
Definition of 'meet'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)meet, sports meeting a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
2. (verb)fitting, meet being precisely fitting and right "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
3. (verb)meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see come together "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
4. (verb)meet, get together get together socially or for a specificpurpose
5. (verb)converge, meet be adjacent or come together "The lines converge at this point"
6. (verb)meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil fill or meet a want or need
7. (verb)meet, fit, conform to satisfy a condition or restriction "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
8. (verb)meet, match, cope with satisfy or fulfill "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
9. (verb)meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather collect in one place "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
10. (verb)meet get to know; get acquainted with "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
11. (verb)meet meet by design; be present at the arrival of "Can you meet me at the train station?"
12. (verb)meet, encounter, play, take on contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
13. (verb)meet, encounter, receive experience as a reaction "My proposal met with much opposition"
14. (verb)suffer, meet undergo or suffer "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
15. (verb)touch, adjoin, meet, contact be in direct physical contact with; makecontact "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
1. (verb)meet to get to know sb for the firsttime We met at a party.
2. meet (of two or more people) to come together The choir meets once a week to practice.; Meet me in the park at 2 o'clock.; I'm meeting with my boss for my review next week.
3. meet to come together with sb by chance Guess who I met at the mall this morning.
4. meet to reach or achieve a goal The government claims to have met their employment targets.
5. meet (of lines, roads, etc.) to come together; = converge The two roads meet on the mountain ridge.
6. meet to experience The organizers met with a few difficulties.
5. (verb)meet 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
6. (verb)meet to come into the presence of without contact; to comeclose 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
8. (verb)meet 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
9. (verb)meet to come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to comeface to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle