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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 ¹

Verb

[meeting, met]

1. to be in or come to the same place at the same time as, either by arrangement or by accident: I met him in town

2. to come into contact with something or each other: his head met the ground with a crack, the town where the Rhine and the Moselle meet

3. to come to or be at the place of arrival of: he met his train at noon

4. to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to someone or each other

5. (of people) to gather together for a purpose: the board meets once a week

6. to compete, play, or fight against

7. to cope with effectively; satisfy: they were unable to meet his demands

8. to pay for (something): it is difficult to meet the cost of medical insurance

9. Also: (meet with) to experience or suffer: he met his death at the Somme

10. more to this than meets the eye there is more involved in this than appears

Noun

1. a sports meeting

2. Chiefly Brit the assembly of hounds and huntsmen prior to a hunt [Old English mētan]

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Adjective

Archaic proper, fitting, or correct: meet and proper [Old English gemǣte]

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Meet the persons or group of men or women who gather for a fox hunt or other sporting event.

Examples: a meet of cyclists; of huntsmen.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meet - a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held sports meeting track and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes gymkhana - a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes race meeting - a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track; "the Epsom race meeting was an important social event" regatta - a meeting for boat races swim meet, swimming meet - a swimming competition between two or more teams track meet - a track and field competition between two or more teams
Verb	1.	meet - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" encounter, run across, come across, run into, see intersect, cross - meet at a point foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
	2.	meet - get together socially or for a specific purpose get together pick up - meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars" reunite - have a reunion; unite again rendezvous - meet at a rendezvous call in, visit, call - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" fete, celebrate - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
	3.	meet - be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" converge adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" breast - meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"
	4.	meet - fill or meet a want or need fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, fill cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" answer - be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs" appease, quell, stay - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" feed on, feed upon - be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" quench, slake, allay, assuage - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
	5.	meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" conform to, fit coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" fill the bill, fit the bill - be what is needed or be good enough for what is required; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?" behoove, behove - be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter" live up to, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil - meet the requirements or expectations of accommodate, fit, suit - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
	6.	meet - satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" cope with, match get by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, contend, deal, make out - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
	7.	meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble aggroup, group - form a group or group together meet - meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?" encounter, meet, run across, come across, run into, see - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" congregate - come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve" hive - move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving" fort, fort up - gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense convene - meet formally; "The council convened last week" cluster, constellate, flock, clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" turn out - come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York" caucus - meet to select a candidate or promote a policy club - gather and spend time together; "They always club together"
	8.	meet - get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
	9.	meet - meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?" meet up with - meet with by appointment; "She met up with her former lover" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
	10.	meet - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" encounter, take on, play play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" play - use or move; "I had to play my queen" play - shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night" replay - repeat a game against the same opponent; "Princeton replayed Harvard"
	11.	meet - experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" encounter, receive experience, have - undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"
	12.	meet - undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" suffer experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
	13.	meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" adjoin, contact, touch spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" scratch, fray, rub, chafe, fret - cause friction; "my sweater scratches" attach - be attached; be in contact with hug - fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips" butt, butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" lean against, lean on, rest on - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" converge, meet - be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
Adj.	1.	meet - being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" fitting just - used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"

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meet

verb 1. encounter, come across, run into, happen on, find, contact, confront, bump into (informal) run across, chance on, come face to face with << OPPOSITE avoid

verb 2. gather, collect, assemble, get together, rally, come together, muster, convene, congregate, foregather << OPPOSITE disperse

verb 3. fulfil, match (up to), answer, perform, handle, carry out, equal, satisfy, cope with, discharge, comply with, come up to, conform to, gratify, measure up to << OPPOSITE fall short of

verb 4. experience, face, suffer, bear, go through, encounter, endure, undergo

verb 5. converge, unite, join, cross, touch, connect, come together, link up, adjoin, intersect, abut << OPPOSITE diverge

Translations

meet [miːt] [pt, pp met] vt → encontrar;

(accidentally) → encontrarse con;

(by arrangement) → reunirse con;

(for the first time) → conocer (= go and fetch); ir a buscar [+ opponent]; enfrentarse con [+ obligations]; cumplir [+ bill, expenses]; pagar, costear

vi → encontrarse;

(in session) → reunirse (= join) [objects] → unirse (= get to know); conocerse

n (BRIT) (HUNTING) → cacería;

(US) (SPORT) → encuentro;

pleased to meet you! → ¡encantado (de conocerle)!, ¡mucho gusto!

meet up vi to meet up with sb → reunirse con algn

meet with vt fus → reunirse con [+ difficulty]; tropezar con

meet [met , pt , pp ] [miːt, mɛt] vt → rencontrer;

(by arrangement) → retrouver, rejoindre;

(for the first time) → faire la connaissance de (= go and fetch);

I'll meet you at the station → j'irai te chercher à la gare [+ opponent, danger, problem]; faire face à [+ requirements]; satisfaire à, répondre à [+ bill, expenses]; régler, honorer vi [friends] → se rencontrer; se retrouver;

(in session) → se réunir (= join) [lines, roads] → se joindre

n (Brit) (Hunting) → rendez-vous m de chasse;

(US) (Sport) → rencontre f, meeting m;

pleased to meet you! → enchanté!;

nice meeting you → ravi d'avoir fait votre connaissance

meet up vi to meet up with sb → rencontrer qn

meet with vt fus [+ difficulty] → rencontrer;

to meet with success → être couronné(e) de succès

meet [miːt] [met , pt, pp ] vt (encounter) → treffen;

(by arrangement) → sich treffen mit;

(for the first time) → kennenlernen;

(go and fetch) → abholen;

(opponent) → treffen auf +acc;

(condition, standard) → erfüllen;

(need, expenses) → decken;

(problem) → stoßen auf +acc;

(challenge) → begegnen +dat;

(bill) → begleichen;

(join) (line) → sich schneiden mit: (road etc) → treffen auf +acc

vi (encounter) → sich begegnen;

(by arrangement) → sich treffen;

(for the first time) → sich kennenlernen;

(for talks etc) → zusammenkommen;

(committee) → tagen;

(join) (lines) → sich schneiden: (roads etc) → aufeinandertreffen

n (Brit) (Hunting) → Jagd f;

(US) (Sport) → Sportfest nt;

pleased to meet you! → (sehr) angenehm!

meet up meet vi to meet up with sb → sich mit jdm treffen

meet with meet vt fus (difficulty, success) → haben

meet [pt met, pp ] [miːt, mɛt] vt → incontrare;

(for the first time) → fare la conoscenza di;

(fig) → affrontare; far fronte a; soddisfare; raggiungere

vi → incontrarsi;

(in session) → riunirsi (= join) [objects] → unirsi

n (BRIT ) (HUNTING) → raduno (dei partecipanti alla caccia alla volpe);

(US ) (SPORT) → raduno (sportivo);

I'll meet you at the station → verrò a prenderla alla stazione;

pleased to meet you! → lieto di conoscerla!, piacere!

meet up vi to meet up with sb → incontrare qn

meet with vt fus → incontrare;

he met with an accident → ha avuto un incidente

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meet

v meet [miːt]

1 to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance She met a man on the train.ontmoetيُقابِل، يَلْتَقيсрещамpotkatmøde; træffe; støde påtreffenσυναντώencontrar, encontrarse conkohtumaدیدار کردنtavata(se) rencontrerלְהִיפָּגֵש, לִפגוֹשमिलनाsresti, sastatitalálkozik vkivelbertemumætaincontrare出会う만나다, 마주치다su(si)tiktisatiktbertemuontmoetenmøte, treffe, ta imotspotykaćencontrara (se) întâlniвстречать(ся)stretnúťsrečatisrestimöta, träffaพบโดยบังเอิญkarşılaşmak, rastlamak遇見зустрічати(ся)اتفاقا آمنے سامنے ہوناgặp gỡ遇见

2 (sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement The committee meets every Monday.vergader, ontmoetيَجْتَمِعсрещам сеsejít semødeszusammenkommenσυνέρχομαι (για συνεδρίαση)enocontar, reunirse con, citarse, quedarkogunemaجلسه داشتنkokoontuase rejoindreלְהִיפָּגֵשसे भेंट करनाsastajati seösszeülmengadakan pertemuanhittast, koma samanriunirsi会合する(모임이) 열리다, (모임을) 갖다susirinkti, sueitisanākt, sapulcētiesmengadakan pertemuanbij elkaar komenmøtes, treffes, (for)samlesspotykać sięreunir-sea se reuniсобиратьсяzísť sasestati sesastajati semötas, träffas, ses, sammanträdaจัดให้พบกันtoplanmak開會збиратися; сходитисяملاقات کرناhọp开会

3 to be introduced to (someone) for the first time Come and meet my wife.ontmoetيَتَعَرَّف ، يَلْتَقي للمرَّةِ الأولىсрещам за първи пътseznámit se (s)møde; blive præsenteret forkennenlernenγνωρίζω, συστήνομαιconocertuttavaks saamaمعرفی شدن بهtutustuafaire la connaissance deלְהַכִּירसामना करनाupoznatimegismerkedik vkivelmenemuikynnast, vera kynntur fyrirfare la conoscenza di知り合いになる상면하다susipažinti suiepazītiesmemperkenalkankennismakenbli presentert (for)poznaćconhecera face cunoştinţă cuзнакомитьсяzoznámiť sa (s)spoznatiupoznatiträffaรู้จักเป็นครั้งแรกtanıştırılmak被介紹знайомитисяپہلی بار تعارف ہوناgiới thiệu迎接

4 to join Where do the two roads meet?ontmoet, bymekaarkomيَلْتَقي، يَتَّصِلприсъединявам сеsetkat semødessich schneidenσυναντιέμαι, ενώνομαι μεunirsekokku saamaتقاطعyhtyäse rencontrerלְהִיפָּגֵשपूरा कर पानाsjedinitiegyesülbertemumætast, skerastincontrarsi合する합류하다, 교차하다sueitisaiet kopābertemuelkaar ontmoetenmøtes, løpe/flyte sammenłączyć/schodzić sięjuntar-sea se întâlni, a se încrucişaсходитьсяstretnúť sazdružiti sespajati semötasบรรจบกับbirleşmek接合сходитисяملناgiao nhau接合

5 to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc) Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?gelyk is aanيُلَبِّيдостатъчен съмuspokojit, splnitmøde; tilfredsstillegerecht werdenικανοποιώ, ανταποκρίνομαι σε, καλύπτωsatisfacerrahuldamaمناسبtyydyttääsatisfaire àלַעֲנוֹת עַל-पूरा करना(मांग), काफ़ी होनाudovoljitieleget tesz (vminek)memenuhiuppfyllasoddisfare満たす부응하다, 만족시키다patenkintiapmierinātmemenuhivoldoen aantilfredsstillepokrywaćrespondera satisface, a corespundeсоответствовать; удовлетворятьuspokojiťzadostitizadovoljitimöta, tillmötesgåเหมาะสมkarşılamak滿足задовольнятиپورا کرنا، زير غور لاناđáp ứng满足

6 to come into the view, experience or presence of A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.begroetيَظْهَرُ ، يقابِلдостигам до някойzasáhnoutmøde(ins Auge) fallen, treffen aufεμφανίζομαιencontraravanemaمواجه شدنkohdatafrapperלְהִיתָקֵל ב-भेंट होना, सामना करना, आमने-सामने आनाnaićiszeme elé tárultampakslá; vekja athygli/undrun/hryllingincontrareふれる보이다, 들리다atsivertipavērties (skatam u.tml.)nampakzich voordoen aanslå imot, møteukazywać/przedstawiać sięvir ao encontroa apăreaнатолкнуть(ся)zasiahnuťnaletetividetimötaเข้ามาในสายตาgörünmek, göze çarpmak與...接觸，出現在...眼前переживатиنظر آناhiện ra与...接触

7 to come to or be faced with He met his death in a car accident.teëgekomيَلْقىсрещам смъртта сиnaléztmødefinden, gegenübertretenβρίσκω, αντιμετωπίζωencontrarkohtamaمواجه شدنkohdatafaire face àלִמצוֹאमुठभेड़ हो जानाsusresti(halálát) lelimenemuiverða fyrir, hljóta, mætaincontrare出会う직면하다susidurti su, patirti, rastisaskarties; uzdurties; sadurtiesmenemuivindenmøteznaleźćencontrara înfruntaвстретить, найтиnájsťsoočiti sesuočiti semötaเจอกับbaşına gelmek, uğramak碰上зустрітиسامنا کرناđối mặt碰上

8 (with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.weggedraيُلاقي، يَصْطَدِمпреживявамmít, setkat se (s)blive udsat for; blive modtageterleiden, stoßen aufβρίσκω, υφίσταμαι, αντιμετωπίζωsufrir; recibirsattuma, saamaتصادف کردنkärsiä, joutuaavoir, recevoirלְהִיפָּגֵשdoživjeti(baleset) éri; (jóváhagyásra stb.) találmengalami, mendapatkan sambutanverða fyrir, hljóta, mætaavere; ricevere経験する겪다, 경험하다patirti, susilauktipārciest; sadurtiesmengalamiondervinden, krijgenoppleve, bli utsatt for; vinne bifallspotkać siętera avea, a primiиспытать; получитьmať; stretnúť sa (s)doživetiiskusitiråka ut för, vinnaรับมือbaşa gelmek, uğramak, karşılaşmak遭受натраплятиمنظوری وغیرہ حاصل کرناcam chịu遭受

9 to answer or oppose We will meet force with greater force.beantwoordيُواجِه، يَرُدُّ عَلىотговарямoplatit, reagovat (na)besvareerwidernαντιμετωπίζωresponder (a)vastamaبرخورد کردنvastatarépondre àלְהִתמוֹדֵדसामना करनाpretrpjeti(erőszakra erőszakkal) válaszolmenghadapisvararispondere a対抗する대응하다reaguoti į, pasipriešintiatbildēt; dot pretsparumenghadapibeantwoordenbesvare, møteodpowiadać narespondera răspunde (cu); a opuneотвечатьreagovať (na)zoperstaviti sesuprotstaviti semötaสนองcevap vermek與...對抗зустрічатиمقابلہ کرناtiếp nhận与...对抗

n

a gathering, especially of sportsmen The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.vergaderingتَجَمُّعсъбиранеshromážděnístævne; samlingdie Jagdgesellschaftσυνάντηση (συν. αθλητική)encuentrokokkutulekجلسهkokoontuminenréunionאֲסֵיפָה, יְשִיבָהमिलना, भेंट होना, (आए हुए का) स्वागत करनाsastanaktalálkozópertemuanmótriunione競技会운동 경기, 대회sueigasanāksme; sacensībaperjumpaansamenkomstsamling, stevnemityngencontroreuniuneсборzhromaždeniesestaneksastanakmöte, samling, tävlingชุมนุมtoplanma集會зустрічمجلسcuộc thi đấu集会

n ˈmeeting

1 an act of meeting The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly.vergaderingلِقاءсрещаsetkánímødedie Begegnungσυνάντησηencuentrokohtumineملاقاتtapaaminenrencontreפְּגִישָׁהबैठकsusrettalálkozáspertemuanfundurincontro出会い만남susitikimastikšanāspertemuanontmoetingmøte, gjensynspotkanieencontroîntâlnireвстречаstretnutiesrečanjesastanakmöteการพบกันkarşılaşma聚會зустрічملاقات کا عملsự gặp nhau聚会

2 a gathering of people for discussion or another purpose to attend a committee meeting.vergaderingإجْتِماعсъбраниеschůzemøde; forsamlingdie Versammlungσυγκέντρωση, συνεδρίαση, συνέλευσηreuniónkoosolekمجمعkokousréunionאֲסֵיפָה, יְשִיבָהमिलनsastanakösszejövetel, értekezletrapatfundurriunione会合모임, 회의susirinkimas, posėdissanāksme; sēdemesyuaratvergaderingmøte, sammenkomst, forsamlingzebraniereuniãoreu­ni­une, întâlnireсобраниеschôdzazborsastanaksammanträdeการประชุมtoplantı會議збори; засіданняاجلاس، اجتماعcuộc họp会议

meet (someone) halfway

to respond to (someone) by making an equal effort or a compromise I'll invest $5,000 in this idea if you meet me halfway and do the same.halfpad tegemoetkomيَتَّفِقان على حلٍ وَسَط، يَلْتَقيان في مُنْتَصَف الطَّريقотговарямvyjít vstříc na půl cestymøde på halvvejenauf halbem Weg entgegenkommenσυμβιβάζομαι, μοιράζω τη διαφοράllegar a un acuerdo(kellelegi) vastu tulemaنصفه کارهtulla puolitiehen vastaanfaire la moitié du chemin“לְהִיפָּגֵש בַחֲצִי הַדֶרֶך”na pola putaenged(ményeket tesz)berbuat samamætast á miðri leið, koma til móts við e-nvenire incontro a妥協する타협하다padaryti tą patį, atsakyti tuo pačiuizrādīt pretimnākšanuberbuat samategemoet komenpå halvveien møte, inngå kompromisspójść na kompromisir ao encontro dea face un efort egalпойти навстречу (кому-л.)vyjsť v ústrety na pol cestysoudeležiti se (polovično)naći se na pola putamöta ngn på halva vägenพบกันครึ่งทาง (ของการเดินทาง)karşılıklı fedakârlık yapmak; anlaşmak迎合(某人)іти на компромісسمجھوتا، مصالحت کرناthỏa hiệp迎合（某人）