Meetly

meet ¹  (mt)

v. met (mt), meet·ing, meets

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.

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.

n.

A meeting or contest, especially an athletic competition.

Phrasal Verb:

meet with

1. To experience or undergo.

2. To receive: Our plan met with their approval.

Idioms:

meet (one's) Maker Slang

To die.

meet (someone) halfway

To make a compromise with.

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[Middle English meten, from Old English mtan.]

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meet ²  (mt)

adj.

Fitting; proper: "It seems not meet, nor wholesome to my place" (Shakespeare).

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[Middle English mete, from Old English gemte; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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meetly adv.