Definition
Meaning of 'meet'
Meaning of 'meet' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Meet 
[ a.]
- Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. [ a.]2. Meet [ adv.]
- Meetly. [ adv.]3. Meet [ n.]
- An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for
the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting. [ n.]4. Meet [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
- To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
- To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.
Meaning of 'meet' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. meet [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
Example in sentence:
- Can you meet me at the train station?
Meaning (2):
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
Example in sentence:
- does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?;
- meet a need;
- This job doesn't match my dreams
Meaning (3):
- get to know; get acquainted with
- get to know; get acquainted with
Example in sentence:
- I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!;
- we met in Singapore
Meaning (4):
- come together
- come together
Example in sentence:
- How nice to see you again!;
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
Meaning (5):
- undergo or suffer
- undergo or suffer
Example in sentence:
- meet a violent death;
- suffer a terrible fate
Meaning (6):
- experience as a reaction
- experience as a reaction
Example in sentence:
- My proposal met with much opposition
Meaning (7):
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Example in sentence:
- Charlie likes to play Mary;
- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Meaning (8):
- be adjacent or come together
- be adjacent or come together
Example in sentence:
- The lines converge at this point
Meaning (9):
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Example in sentence:
- The surfaces contact at this point;
- The two buildings touch;
- The wire must not contact the metal cover;
- Their hands touched
Meaning (10):
- collect in one place
- collect in one place
Example in sentence:
- Let's gather in the dining room;
- We assembled in the church basement
2. meet [ s]
[ s]Meaning (11):
- being precisely fitting and right
- being precisely fitting and right
Example in sentence:
- it is only meet that she should be seated first
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