1. To come upon by chance or arrangement. 2. To be present at the arrival of: met the train.3. To be introduced to. 4. To come into conjunction with; join: where the sea meets the sky.5. To come into the company or presence of, as for a conference. 6. To come to the notice of (the senses): There is more here than meets the eye.7. To experience; undergo: met his fate with courage.8. To deal with; oppose: “We have met the enemy and they are ours” (Oliver Hazard Perry). 9. To cope or contend effectively with: meet each problem as it arises.10. To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of: The firm has done its best to meet us on that point.11. To satisfy (a need, for example); fulfill: meet all the conditions in the contract. See synonyms at satisfy. 12. To pay; settle: enough money to meet expenses.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To come together: Let's meet tonight.2. To come into conjunction; be joined: “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet” (Rudyard Kipling). 3. To come together as opponents; contend. 4. To become introduced. 5. To assemble. 6. To occur together, especially in one person or entity.
NOUN:
A meeting or contest, especially an athletic competition.
PHRASAL VERB:
meet with1. To experience or undergo. 2. To receive: Our plan met with their approval.
IDIOMS:
meet (one's) MakerSlang To die. meet (someone) halfway To make a compromise with.
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