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   meet

   /miːt/

   verb

   • 1. arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone): "a week later I met him in the street" Similar encountermeet up withcome face to face withmake contact withrun into/acrosscome across/uponchance onhappen onlight onstumble across/oninformal:bump intoOpposite avoid
   • ▪ make the acquaintance of (someone) for the first time: "she took Paul to meet her parents" Similar get to knowbe introduced tomake the acquaintance of
   • ▪ (of a group of people) assemble for a purpose: "the committee meets once a fortnight" Similar gatherassemblecome togetherget togethercongregateconvenemusterrallyrare:foregatherOpposite disperse
   • ▪ go to a place and wait there for (a person or their means of transport) to arrive: "Stuart met us off the boat" Similar encountermeet up withcome face to face withmake contact withrun into/acrosscome across/uponchance onhappen onlight onstumble across/oninformal:bump intoOpposite avoid
   • ▪ come together as opponents in a competition: "in the final group match, England will meet the Australians"
   • ▪ encounter or experience (a particular situation or attitude): "he met his death in 1946" Similar faceencounterundergoexperiencego throughbearsufferendure
   • 2. touch or join: "icebergs are created when glaciers meet the sea" Similar come togetherconvergeconnecttouchlink upreachabutbuttadjoinjoinuniteintersectcrossOpposite separate
   • 3. fulfil or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition): "this policy is doing nothing to meet the needs of women" Similar fulfilsatisfyfillmeasure up tomatch (up to)conform tocome up toperformcomply withanswer
   • ▪ pay (a financial claim or obligation): "all your household expenses will still have to be met" Similar paysettleclearhonourliquidatesatisfydischargepay offsquareaccount for

   noun

   • 1. a gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins: British "she fell from her horse during a weekend meet"
   • 2. an organized event at which a number of races or other athletic contests are held: "major meets such as national championships"
   • 3. a meeting, typically one with an illicit purpose: informal "the meet with Frank is on for 10 o'clock"

   Word Origin Old Englishmētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.

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   Meet means to interact in some way. You can meet someone at a party, you can meet another team in a game. There are many ways to meet. You can meet with tragedy, which means to have something awful happen to you. You can meet the needs of others, which means you give them what they need.