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单词 meetings
释义

meet

1 of 3

verb

ˈmēt How to pronounce meet (audio)
met ˈmet How to pronounce meet (audio) ; meeting; meets

transitive verb

1
a
: to come into the presence of for the first time : to be introduced to or become acquainted with
I'm pleased to meet you.
Where did you two meet each other?
I met him in college.
We met her through a mutual friend.
b
: to come together with especially at a particular time or place
I'll meet you at the station
c
: to come into contact or conjunction with : join
There is where the brook meets the river.
d
: to appear to the perception of
a pungent odor … met his nostrils S. E. White
2
: to encounter as antagonist (see antagonist sense 1) or foe : oppose
met the heavyweight in a successful bout
3
: to enter into conference, argument, or personal dealings with
We met her over coffee.
4
: to conform to especially with exactitude and precision
a concept to meet all requirements
5
: to pay fully : settle
could not meet his loans Waldo Frank
6
: to cope with
was able to meet every social situation
7
: to provide for
enough money to meet our needs
8
: to become acquainted with
I want you to meet my sister.
9
: encounter, experience
The proposal has met some opposition.
You will likely meet many obstacles on your journey.
He met an untimely death.
10
: to receive or greet in an official capacity
The president met the prime minister at the White House.

intransitive verb

1
a
: to come face-to-face
That's the restaurant where they met.
b
: to come together for a common purpose : assemble
The delegates met at the convention.
c
: to come together as contestants, opponents, or enemies
The candidates met for their debate.
2
: to form a junction or confluence
the lines meet in a point
3
: to occur together
many graces and many virtues meet in her
meeter noun

meet

2 of 3

noun

plural meets
1
chiefly US : a large gathering of athletes for a sports competition
a wrestling/gymnastic meet
the championship meet
… everyone has a personal laundry list of what generally ails track and field. Some say the failure to have more meets on television heads the list. But merely putting a meet on television won't solve the sport's failure to promote itself. William C. Rhoden
see also dual meet, quad meet, swim meet, track meet, tri-meet
2
chiefly British : a gathering of mounted hunters and their hunting dogs for hunting
When hunting with hounds was legal, I used to attend the Boxing Day meet in Newbury Market Place, hoping that the hunt members would have a jolly good day out but that the fox would get away. Roy Bailey Hungerford
It was so cold that I nursed a hope that a glass of cherry brandy … might be on offer at the meet. But no, we gathered at a gate leading to open country and the hills near which most of the foxhunters … mounted. W. F. Deedes
3
: an instance of coming together at a particular time or place especially for the first time
They set up a meet with a potential buyer.
So I confess to being a bit skeptical about meeting someone online, texting back and forth, finally arranging a meet, and having it develop into a committed lifelong relationship. Robert Kirby
see also meet and greet, swap meet

meet

3 of 3

adjective

archaic & dialectal British
: precisely adapted to a particular situation, need, or circumstance : very proper
… their ghosts … haunt the fires by which sit armed men, as is meet for the spirits of fearless warriors who died in battle. Joseph Conrad
meetly adverb
Phrases
meet halfway
: to compromise with
The senators met halfway on an energy bill.
We can't give you everything you've requested, but we can meet you halfway.
Can you meet us halfway on this? = Can we meet halfway on this?
meet with
: to be subjected to : encounter
the proposal met with opposition

Synonyms

Verb

  • catch
  • chance (upon)
  • encounter
  • happen (upon)
  • stumble (upon)

Noun

  • bout
  • competition
  • contest
  • event
  • game
  • match
  • matchup
  • sweepstakes
  • sweep-stake
  • tournament
  • tourney

Adjective

  • applicable
  • appropriate
  • apt
  • becoming
  • befitting
  • felicitous
  • fit
  • fitted
  • fitting
  • good
  • happy
  • pretty
  • proper
  • right
  • suitable
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb He met his wife at work. We met each other in college. Did you meet anyone interesting at the party? I'd like you to meet my good friend Bob. The couple met at a dance. Have we met? You look familiar. They met for drinks after work. We arranged to meet for lunch. Let's meet at the park. They meet together every week. Adjective in this case, splitting the winnings of the contested lottery ticket seems like a meet solution See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
In free-market Michigan, if applicants meet the criteria and have local permission, they get licensed, with no limit on the number of businesses. Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022 After the ceremony, Shepherd's first official duty as commander was to meet with the staff and outline his priorities, which include raising Guard awareness of the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion. Renarda Williams, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2022 The San Diego Humane Society will have a booth where folks can meet a canine ambassador and learn about pet adoptions and services. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022 Pictures of the meet-and-greet were shared on social media by the Correa Family Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2022 And President Joe Biden will meet with families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan today, Americans currently jailed in Russia. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 The district said schools would provide alternative days for parents to meet with teachers and that athletic games set for Oct. 5 would be rescheduled. Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 An increase in living costs may be pushing people to sign up as Uber drivers to make ends meet. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The vote — with 505 in favor, 92 against, and 44 abstentions — came as inflation and skyrocketing energy bills have left many households struggling to make ends meet. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Noun
But both Oliver Lyttelton’s take on the setup and the American at its center have more up their sleeves than a charming meet-cute. Caroline Framke, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 In a rare Hollywood meet-cute, the pair first connected by chance on a cruise ship. Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com, 28 July 2022 Billy Porter makes his feature directorial debut with Anything's Possible, about a trans high school student who has a meet-cute with a popular senior. Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 July 2022 After a clandestine meet-cute, Drea (Alpha, fallen it girl) and Eleanor (beta, new alt girl) team up to go after each other’s tormentors. Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 21 July 2022 Dear Finding: What a sweet meet-cute for you and your beau, and a fabulous suggestion to those seeking companionship, love or maybe a new hobby. cleveland, 2 July 2022 Dear Finding: What a sweet meet-cute for you and your beau, and a fabulous suggestion to those seeking companionship, love or maybe a new hobby. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 2 July 2022 She’s wanted by Julius (Dominic Cooper), the classic spurned-invading-warlord who wants to conquer a kingdom and force his ‘legitimacy’ by marrying the existing King’s daughter—a classic rom-com meet-cute. Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Given her long-time love of Outlander (and her crush on Sam), maybe this meet-cute could be the start of something more? Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 10 June 2022
Adjective
Six years after a meet-cute straight out of a romantic comedy, country singer Tyler Barham and his longtime love Morgan Hauerwas have tied the knot! Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022 World asked him to respond to a thread on an internet message board about his future as coach on Tuesday during the pre-meet news conference. Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 June 2022 There must be consequences when these expectations are not meet. Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 Rogers already has thrown down with a meet-record time of 1:58.77 at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays in April. Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 May 2022 Peters glided to a state title with a meet-record time of 9 minutes, 25.15 seconds. oregonlive, 20 May 2022 It’s only when circumstances (and fate, in one bizarre twist on meet-cute tradition) force the overgrown brats into the same room that the film takes on a nervous, recognizably human energy, cuing at least one honest, plausibly halting conversation. Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 May 2022 From frothy beach reads bursting with meet-cute moments and real-time LOLs to pitch-perfect memoirs and page-turning thrillers, the months of May through August offer some seriously great reading material. Ashley Leath And Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 18 May 2022 The Medina boys were meet champions with 45.5 points. cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English meten, from Old English mētan; akin to Old English gemōt assembly — more at moot entry 3

Adjective

Middle English mete, from Old English gemǣte; akin to Old English metan to mete

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

meet 1 of 2

verb

ˈmēt How to pronounce meet (audio)
met
ˈmet
; meeting
1
: to get to know : become acquainted
They met at a party.
2
: to come upon or across
He met a friend while shopping.
3
: to be at a place to greet or keep an appointment
Please meet me at the airport.
We met in the park for lunch.
4
: to approach from the opposite direction
When you meet another car, keep to the right.
5
: to touch and join or cross
The town is located where two rivers meet.
6
: to experience something
Poor Sarah met an awful fate … Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
7
: to hold a gathering or assembly The club meets on Mondays.
8
: to be sensed by
What lovely sounds meet the ears!
9
: to deal with
You must meet problems as they appear.
10
: to fulfill the requirements of : satisfy
I will be unable to meet your demands.

meet

2 of 2

noun

: a meeting for sports competition
a track meet

meetings

noun

plural of meeting
1
as in gatherings
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • gatherings
  • conventions
  • conclaves
  • conferences
  • assemblies
  • congresses
  • workshops
  • seminars
  • convocations
  • sessions
  • councils
  • synods
  • discussions
  • rallies
  • symposiums
  • get-togethers
  • huddles
  • conversations
  • demonstrations
  • caucuses
  • dialogues
  • negotiations
  • summits
  • interviews
  • talks
  • clinics
  • symposia
  • roundtables
  • forums
  • discourses
  • confabs
  • cabinets
  • parleys
  • audiences
  • dialogs
  • palavers
  • fora
  • round-robins
  • round tables
2
as in conferences
a body of people come together in one place a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • conferences
  • assemblies
  • gatherings
  • assemblages
  • congregations
  • convocations
  • audiences
  • panels
  • synods
  • symposiums
  • symposia
  • ingatherings
  • rallies
  • musters
  • caucuses
  • companies
  • markets
  • coteries
  • forums
  • crowds
  • throngs
  • swarms
  • flocks
  • houses
  • gangs
  • fora
  • consorts
  • multitudes
  • galleries
  • packs
  • hordes
  • grandstands
  • rabbles
  • legions
  • presses
  • crushes
  • mobs
  • rabblements
3
as in convergences
the coming together of two or more things to the same point a meeting of two railroad lines

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • convergences
  • confluences
  • convergencies
  • consolidations
  • combinations
  • conjunctions
  • connections
  • unifications
  • unions
  • junctions
  • joinings
  • junctures
  • couplings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • divergences
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