Word Frequency
meet1 (miːt
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: meets, meeting, met
- sometimes foll by up or(US) with to come together (with), either by design or by accident; encounter ⇒
I met him unexpectedly
,we met at the station
- to come into or be in conjunction or contact with (something or each other) ⇒
the roads meet in the town
,the sea meets the sky
- tr to come to or be at the place of arrival of ⇒
to meet a train
- to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to (someone or each other) ⇒
have you two met?
- to gather in the company of (someone or each other) ⇒
the board of directors meets on Tuesday
- to come into the presence of (someone or each other) as opponents ⇒
Joe meets Fred in the boxing match
- tr to cope with effectively; satisfy ⇒
to meet someone's demands
- tr to be apparent to (esp in the phrase meet the eye)
- tr to return or counter ⇒
to meet a blow with another
- to agree with (someone or each other) ⇒
we met him on the price he suggested
- tr sometimes foll by with to experience; suffer ⇒
he met his death in a road accident
- to occur together ⇒
courage and kindliness met in him
- tr (Caribbean) to find (a person, situation, etc) in a specified condition ⇒
I met the door open
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See meet and greet
noun
- the assembly of hounds, huntsmen, etc, prior to a hunt
- a meeting, esp a sports meeting
- (US) the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross
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See meet-and-greet
Derived Forms
ˈmeeter nounWord Origin
Old English mētan; related to Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtianSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = encounter, come across, run into, happen on, find, contact, confront, bump into, run across, chance on, come face to face with,
= be introduced to, get to know, make the acquaintance of
= gather, collect, assemble, get together, rally, come together, muster, convene, congregate, foregather,
Translations for 'meet'
- British English: meet 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 met my uncle in town today.miːt VERBperson
- Arabic: يُقَابِلُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: encontrar
- Chinese: 遇见
- Croatian: susresti
- Czech: seznámit se seznamovat se
- Danish: møde
- Dutch: ontmoeten
- European Spanish: conocer
- Finnish: tavata
- French: rencontrer
- German: treffen
- Greek: συναντώ
- Italian: incontrare
- Japanese: ～に会う
- Korean: ...와 만나다
- Norwegian: møte
- Polish: spotkać spotykać
- Portuguese: encontrar
- Romanian: a întâlni
- Russian: встречать
- Spanish: conocer
- Swedish: träffa
- Thai: พบ
- Turkish: karşılamak
- Ukrainian: зустрічати(ся) зустріти(ся)
- Vietnamese: gặp
- British English: meet If people meet, they happen to be in the same place and start talking to each other. They may know each other, but be surprised to see each other, or they may not know each other at all.We met by chance.miːt VERBpeople
- Arabic: يَجتَمِعُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: encontrar
- Chinese: 相遇
- Croatian: naći se
- Czech: setkat se setkávat se
- Danish: mødes
- Dutch: elkaar ontmoeten
- European Spanish: encontrarse
- Finnish: kohdata
- French: se rencontrer
- German: zusammenkommen
- Greek: συναντώ
- Italian: incontrarsi
- Japanese: 会う
- Korean: 만나다
- Norwegian: møte
- Polish: spotkać się spotykać się
- Portuguese: reunir-se
- Romanian: a se întâlni
- Russian: встречаться
- Spanish: encontrarse
- Swedish: träffas
- Thai: พบโดยบังเอิญ
- Turkish: karşılaşmak
- Ukrainian: бачитися побачитися
- Vietnamese: họp
Example Sentences Including 'meet'
'I remember many hunting people actually choosing to avoid that particular meet ,' he says.Country Life (2005)
But Judge Jacqueline Linnane complimented the pub owners on the comprehensive steps they had taken to meet the complaints of Mrs Mary Laird.Irish Times (2002)
Costs must be care-fully monitored throughout the year to ensure they are on course to meet the targets.Glasgow Herald (2001)
It would be the only way to meet their expectations, like me being the Abhorsen-in-Waiting.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Jimmy brought the nudity of Hair to Glasgow, but couldn't make ends meet.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Micheline and her baby were now on their way to meet him in England.NANCY WAKE (2002)
She saw the hooks of the Stilken scything forward, towards her, almost certain to meet around her waist.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
The Egyptian leader is due to meet Mr Izzat Ibrahim, vice chairman of Iraq's Revolutionary Command Council, tomorrow.Irish Times (2002)
We'll meet you there in half an hour -'Walter -'Jack -' Never mind Julian.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
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