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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024meet1 /mit/USA pronunciation v., met/mɛt/USA pronunciation meet•ing, n. v. - to come into the presence of;
encounter: [~ + object]met him on the street yesterday.[no object]met at the train station. - to become acquainted (with): [~ + object]I've never met your cousin.[no object]"Yes, we've already met,'' she said.
- to come together at an agreed place or time: [~ + object]Meet me at noon, the usual place.[no object]The directors will meet on Tuesday.
- to be present at the arrival of:[~ + object]to meet a train.
- to come to the notice of:[~ + object]A strange sight met my eyes.
- to come into physical contact with: [~ + object]The car met the bus head-on.[no object]The car and the bus met head-on.
- to form a connection: [no object]The two streets meet in front of our house.[~ + object]His eyes met hers.
- to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest: [~ + object]Our proposal met a lot of opposition.[no object]The rival teams meet next week.
- to deal effectively with:[~ + object]met the challenge.
- to comply with:[~ + object]to meet a deadline.
- meet up, [no object] to come together after going in different directions:After shopping, they met up for pizza.
- meet with, [~ + object] to encounter;
experience:Your proposal was met with a lot of opposition. n. [countable] - an assembly for athletic or sports competition, as for racing:a track meet.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024meet1 (mēt),USA pronunciation v., met, meet•ing, n. v.t. - to 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 comply with;
fulfill; satisfy:to meet a deadline; to meet a demand. - 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.
v.i. - 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.
- meet halfway:
- Idiomsto 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. - Idiomsto anticipate another's actions and conduct oneself accordingly.
- 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.
- Idiomswell met, [Archaic.]welcome.
n. - 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.
- [Math.]intersection (def. 3a).
- bef. 900; Middle English meten, Old English gemētan; cognate with Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian. See moot1
meet′er, n. - 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confront.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged join, connect, intersect, cross, converge, unite.
- 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged collect.
- 26.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contest, competition.
- 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adjourn, scatter.
- 19.See corresponding entry in Unabridged diverge.
meet2 (mēt),USA pronunciation adj. - suitable;
fitting; proper.
- bef. 1000; Middle English mete, aphetic variant (see y-) of imete; representing Old English gemǣte suitable, cognate with German gemäss conformable
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