Etymology : Middle English meten, from Old English mEtan; akin to Old English gemOt assembly; more at MOOT
Pronunciation : mEt
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. encounter, place of meeting for a competition. encounter; come in contact with; assemble; come before; make acquaintance; satisfy; be on schedule; face or deal with someone or something. gainly, suitable, proper (Old English). meet\meet\, n. an assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.meet \meet\ (mēt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. met (m&ebreve;t); p. pr. & vb. n. meeting.] [oe. meten, as. mētan, fr. mōt, gemōt, a meeting; akin to os. mōtian to meet, icel. m?ta, goth. gamōtjan. see:
moot, v. t.].
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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. his daughter came out to meet him. xi.
5. 4. 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. of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, which meets contempt, or which compassion first.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
14. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
15. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.
16. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.
17. Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
18. Meetly. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" fill or meet a want or need meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?" come together; "I'll probably see:
you at the meeting"; "How nice to see:
you again!" collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" get together socially or for a specific purpose satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore" satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition".
19. 1. If you meet someone, you happen to be in the same place as them and start talking to them. You may know the other person, but be surprised to see:
them, or you may not know them at all. I have just met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with He's the kindest and sincerest person I've ever met We met by chance. Meet up means the same as meet. When he was in the supermarket, he met up with a buddy he had at Oxford They met up in 1956, when they were both young schoolboys.
20. If two or more people meet, they go to the same place, which they have earlier arranged to do, so that they can talk or do something together. We could meet for a drink after work Meet me down at the beach tomorrow, at 6am sharp. Meet up means the same as meet. We tend to meet up for lunch once a week My intention was to have a holiday and meet up with old friends.
21. If you meet someone, you are introduced to them and begin talking to them and getting to know them. Hey, Terry, come and meet my Dad.
22. formulae You use meet in expressions such as `Pleased to meet you' and `Nice to have met you' when you want to politely say hello or goodbye to someone you have just met for the first time. `Jennifer,' Miss Mallory said, `this is Leigh Van-Voreen.' --- `Pleased to meet you,' Jennifer said I have to leave. Nice to have met you.
23. If you meet someone off their train, plane, or bus, you go to the station, airport, or bus stop in order to be there when they arrive. Mama met me at the station Lili and my father met me off the boat Kurt's parents weren't able to meet our plane so we took a taxi.
24. When a group of people such as a committee meet, they gather together for a particular purpose. Officials from the two countries will meet again soon to resume negotiations The commission met 14 times between 1988 and 1991.
25. If you meet with someone, you have a meeting with them. Most of the lawmakers who met with the president yesterday said they backed the mission.
26. If something such as a suggestion, proposal, or new book meets with or is met with a particular reaction, it gets that reaction from people. The idea met with a cool response from various quarters Reagan's speech was met with incredulity in the US.
27. If something meets a need, requirement, or condition, it is good enough to do what is required. The current arrangements for the care of severely mentally ill people are inadequate to meet their needs Out of the original 23,000 applications, 16,000 candidates meet the entry requirements. = satisfy.
28. If you meet something such as a problem or challenge, you deal with it satisfactorily or do what is required. They had worked heroically to meet the deadline.
29. If you meet the cost of something, you provide the money that is needed for it. The government said it will help meet some of the cost of the damage As your income increases you will find less difficulty in finding the money to meet your monthly repayments.
30. If you meet a situation, attitude, or problem, you experience it or become aware of it. I honestly don't know how I will react the next time I meet a potentially dangerous situation = come across, encounter.
31. You can say that someone meets with success or failure when they are successful or unsuccessful. Attempts to find civilian volunteers have met with embarrassing failure.
32. When a moving object meets another object, it hits or touches it. You sense the stresses in the hull each time the keel meets the ground Nick's head bent slowly over hers until their mouths met.
33. If your eyes meet someone else's, you both look at each other at the same time. Nina's eyes met her sisters' across the table I found myself smiling back instinctively when our eyes met.
34. If two areas meet, especially two areas of land or sea, they are next to one another. It is one of the rare places in the world where the desert meets the sea. the southernmost point of South America where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet.
35. The place where two lines meet is the place where they join together. Parallel lines will never meet no matter how far extended The track widened as it met the road.
36. If two sportsmen, teams, or armies meet, they compete or fight against one another. The two women will meet tomorrow in the final when England last met the Aussies in a cricket Test match.
37. A meet is an event in which athletes come to a particular place in order to take part in a race or races. John Pennel became the first person to pole-vault 17 ft., at a meet in Miami, Florida.
38. If you do not meet someone's eyes or meet someone's gaze, you do not look at them although they are looking at you, for example because you are ashamed. He hesitated, then shook his head, refusing to meet her eyes.
39. If someone meets their death or meets their end, they die, especially in a violent or suspicious way. Jacob Sinclair met his death at the hands of a soldier.
40. to make ends meet: see:
end there's more to this than meets the eye: see eye to meet someone's eyes: see eye to meet someone halfway: see halfway to meet your match: see match.
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