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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 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.

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meet¹

vb meets, meeting, met

1. (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

2. 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

3. (tr) to come to or be at the place of arrival of to meet a train

4. to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to (someone or each other) have you two met?

5. to gather in the company of (someone or each other) the board of directors meets on Tuesday

6. (General Sporting Terms) to come into the presence of (someone or each other) as opponents Joe meets Fred in the boxing match

7. (tr) to cope with effectively; satisfy to meet someone's demands

8. (tr) to be apparent to (esp in the phrase meet the eye)

9. (tr) to return or counter to meet a blow with another

10. to agree with (someone or each other) we met him on the price he suggested

11. (tr; sometimes foll by with) to experience; suffer he met his death in a road accident

12. to occur together courage and kindliness met in him

13. (tr) Caribbean to find (a person, situation, etc.) in a specified condition I met the door open

meet and greet (of a celebrity, politician, etc.) to have a session of being introduced to and questioned by members of the public or journalists

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) the assembly of hounds, huntsmen, etc., prior to a hunt

2. (General Sporting Terms) a meeting, esp a sports meeting

3. (Transport / Railways) US the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross

meet-and-greet a session where a celebrity, etc., is introduced to or questioned by members of the public or journalists

[Old English mētan; related to Old Norse m&̄#̄x̄0̄1̄5̄3̄;̄ta, Old Saxon mōtian]

meeter  n

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meet²

adj

Archaic proper, fitting, or correct

[from variant of Old English gemǣte; related to Old High German māza suitability, Old Norse mǣtr valuable]

meetly  adv

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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 He's the kindest person I've ever met.
encounter miss, avoid, escape, elude

2. be introduced to, get to know, make the acquaintance of Hey Terry, come and meet my Dad.

3. gather, collect, assemble, get together, rally, come together, muster, convene, congregate, foregather The commission met four times between 1988 and 1991.
gather scatter, disperse, adjourn

4. 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 The current arrangements are inadequate to meet our needs.
fulfil fail, fall short of

5. pay for, clear, settle, square, honour, satisfy, account for, discharge The government will help meet some of the costs.

6. experience, face, suffer, bear, go through, encounter, endure, undergo Never had she met such spite and pettiness.

7. converge, unite, join, cross, touch, connect, come together, link up, adjoin, intersect, abut a crossing where four paths meet
converge diverge

noun

sports event, competition, tournament, contest He pole-vaulted 17ft at a meet in Miami.

meet someone halfway compromise with, make a deal with, make concessions to, reach a compromise with, come to an understanding with, split the difference with (informal), find a happy medium with, find the middle ground with, go fifty-fifty with The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway.

Translations

meet¹ [miːt] (met (pt, pp))

A. VT

1. (by arrangement) → quedar con, verse con; (by chance) → encontrarse con, tropezarse con
I'm meeting them for lunch tomorrow → he quedado para almorzar con ellos mañana
I had arranged to meet her in town → había quedado con ella en el centro, había acordado en verla en el centro
I'll meet you outside the cinema → te veré en la entrada del cine
you'll never guess who I met on the bus today? → ¿a que no sabes con quién me encontré or me tropecé hoy en el autobús?
we will be meeting the ambassador tomorrow to discuss the situation → mañana tendremos un encuentro or una reunión con el embajador para discutir la situación, mañana nos entrevistaremos or nos reuniremos con el embajador para discutir la situación

2. (= go/come to get) → ir/venir a buscar; (= welcome) → recibir
we met her at the station → la fuimos a buscar a la estación
I'm being met at the airport → me vendrán a buscar al aeropuerto
she ran out to meet us → salió corriendo a recibirnos
to meet sb off the train → ir a esperar a algn a la estación
don't bother to meet me → no os molestéis en venir a esperarme
the bus for Aix meets the ten o'clock train → el autobús que va a Aix conecta con el tren de las diez
see also halfway A1

3. (= get to know, be introduced to) → conocer
I never met him → no lo llegué a conocer
I met my wife in 1988 → conocí a mi mujer en 1988
meet my brother → quiero presentarte a mi hermano
he's the kindest person I've ever met → es la persona más amable que he conocido jamás
nice to have met you! → ¡encantado de conocerlo!
pleased to meet you! → ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado de conocerlo!

4. (= come together with) where the sea meets the horizon → donde el mar se junta con el horizonte
the box met the ground with an almighty thud → la caja se estrelló ruidsosamente contra el suelo
the sound which met his ears → el sonido que llegó a sus oídos
I could not meet his eye → no podía mirarle a los ojos
her eyes met her sister's across the table → tropezó con la mirada de su hermana al otro lado de la mesa
what a scene met my eyes! → ¡el escenario que se presentó ante mis ojos!
see also eye A1

5. (= come across) [+ problem] → encontrarse con
almost all retired people meet this problem → casi todos los jubilados se encuentran con este problema

6. (= confront) [+ opponent] → enfrentarse con; (in duel) → batirse con; [+ problem] → hacer frente a
he met his death or his end in 1800 → halló or encontró la muerte en 1800
to meet death calmly → enfrentarse con la muerte con tranquilidad
to meet sth head-on → enfrentarse de lleno con algo, hacer frente or plantar cara directamente a algo
this suggestion was met with angry protests → la gente reaccionó con protestas de indignación ante la sugerencia
see also match ² A3

7. (= satisfy) [+ need] → satisfacer, cubrir; [+ demand] → atender a, satisfacer; [+ wish] → satisfacer; [+ requirement] → cumplir con; [+ debt] → pagar; [+ expense, cost] → correr con, hacer frente a; [+ obligation] → atender a, cumplir con; [+ target, goal] → alcanzar; [+ challenge] → hacer frente a; [+ expectations] → estar a la altura de
he offered to meet the full cost of the repairs → se ofreció a correr con or hacer frente a todos los gastos de la reparación
it did not meet our expectations → no estuvo a la altura de nuestras expectativas
see also deadline

B. VI

1. (= encounter each other) (by arrangement) → quedar, verse; (by chance) → encontrarse; (= hold meeting) → reunirse; [ambassador, politician] (with interested parties) → entrevistarse, reunirse
we could meet for a drink after work → podríamos vernos or quedar para tomar una copa después del trabajo
what time shall we meet? → ¿a qué hora quieres que quedemos or nos veamos?
let's meet at eight → quedemos para las ocho
they arranged to meet at ten → quedaron en verse a las diez
the two ministers met to discuss the treaty → los dos ministros se entrevistaron or se reunieron para discutir el tratado
to meet again → volver a verse
until we meet again! → ¡hasta la vista!, ¡hasta pronto!

2. (= convene) [Parliament, club, committee] → reunirse
the society meets at eight → la sociedad se reúne a las ocho

3. (= get to know one another, be introduced) → conocerse
we met in Seville → nos conocimos en Sevilla
we have met before → nos conocemos ya
have we met? → ¿nos conocemos de antes?

4. (= come together, join) [two ends] → unirse; [rivers] → confluir; [roads] → empalmar
our eyes met → cruzamos una mirada
their lips met → sus labios se encontraron
see also end A1
see also twain

5. (= confront each other) [teams, armies] → enfrentarse
Bilbao and Valencia will meet in the final → el Bilbao se enfrentará con el Valencia en la final, Bilbao y Valencia se disputarán la final
to meet (sb) in battle → librar batalla(con algn)

C. N (Hunting) → cacería f (esp US) (Sport) → encuentro m

meet up VI + ADV

1. to meet up (with sb) (by arrangement) → quedar(con algn), verse(con algn); (by chance) → encontrarse(con algn), tropezarse(con algn)
they promised to meet up again in a year's time → prometieron volver a verse or quedar un año después
we meet up for lunch occasionally → de vez en cuando quedamos para almorzar juntos
where did you two meet up? (for 1st time) → ¿dónde os conocisteis?

2. (= join) → empalmar
this road meets up with the motorway → esta carretera empalma con la autopista

meet with VI + PREP

1. (= experience) [+ hostility] → experimentar; [+ difficulties] → encontrarse con, tropezar con; [+ kindness] → encontrarse con; [+ accident] → tener, sufrir; [+ success] → tener
we hope the idea meets with your approval → esperamos que la idea reciba su aprobación
the idea met with a cool response → la idea fue acogida or recibida con frialdad
efforts to contact her met with no response → los esfuerzos para ponerse en contacto con ella fracasaron
attempts to find them have met with failure → los intentos de encontrarlos han fracasado

2. (esp US) [+ person] (by arrangement) → quedarse con, verse con; (by chance) → encontrarse con, tropezarse con; (formally) → reunirse con; [+ politician, ambassador] → entrevistarse con, reunirse con

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meet² [miːt] ADJ [liter] → conveniente, apropiado
it is meet that → conviene que ... + subjun
to be meet for → ser apto para

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meet [ˈmiːt] [met] (pt, pp)

vt

(gen) [+ person] → rencontrer
I met Paul when I was walking the dog → J'ai rencontré Paul alors que je promenais mon chien.
Have you met him before? → Est-ce que tu l'as déjà rencontré?

(by arrangement) [+ person] → retrouver
I'm going to meet my friends → Je vais retrouver mes amis.
Meet me under the clock → Retrouvez-moi sous l'horloge.

(for the first time) [+ person] → faire la connaissance de
I met a Swedish girl → J'ai fait la connaissance d'une Suédoise.
I like meeting new people → J'aime faire de nouvelles connaissances.
pleased to meet you! → ravi(e) de vous connaître!
nice to have met you → ravi(e) de vous avoir connu

[+ person arriving at station, airport] → aller chercher (or venir chercher)
I'll meet you at the station → J'irai te chercher à la gare.
Dan came to the airport to meet me → Dan est venu me chercher à l'aéroport.

(= join) [+ road, river] → rejoindre

(= come in contact with) to meet the ground → toucher terre

(= come up against) [+ problem] → faire face à

(= fulfill) [+ requirements, standards] → satisfaire à

to meet a deadline → tenir des délais
to meet the deadline → tenir les délais
It is going to be difficult to meet the deadline → Cela va être difficile de tenir les délais.

to meet a challenge → relever un défi
How are we to meet the challenge? → Comment allons-nous relever le défi?

(= pay) [+ bill, expenses] → supporter
to meet the cost of sth → supporter le coût de qch

(= compete against) → rencontrer

[+ eye] → rencontrer, croiser
to meet sb's gaze → soutenir le regard de qn
He couldn't meet my gaze → Il ne pouvait soutenir mon regard.

to meet one's death → trouver la mort
to meet one's end → trouver la mort

vi

(by chance) → se rencontrer
We met by chance in the shopping centre → Nous nous sommes rencontrés par hasard dans le centre commercial.
I don't think we've met, have we? → Je ne pense pas que nous nous soyons rencontrés.
to meet again → se revoir

(by arrangement) → se retrouver
Let's meet in front of the tourist office → Retrouvons-nous devant l'office de tourisme.

[competitors] → se rencontrer; [fighters, armies] → se rencontrer

(in session) → se réunir

(= come together) [roads, lines] → se rencontrer; [eyes] → se rencontrer, se croiser; [mouths] → se rencontrer

n

(British) (HUNTING) → rendez-vous m de chasse

(US) (ATHLETICS) → rencontre f, meeting m

meet up

vi (by arrangement) → se voir; (accidentally) → se rencontrer
We meet up for lunch once a week → Nous nous voyons pour déjeuner une fois par semaine.
We met up again later at the supermarket → Nous nous sommes à nouveau rencontrés au supermarché plus tard.
to meet up with sb (by arrangement) → retrouver qn; (accidentally) → rencontrer qn
In the pub he met up with a girl he had known at university → Au pub, il rencontra une fille qu'il avait connue à l'université.

meet with

vt fus [+ success, approval, resistance] → rencontrer
meet-and-greet [ˌmiːtənˈgriːt]

vt → accueillir

n → accueil m

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meet¹

adj (obs) → geziemend (liter); it is meet that … → es ist billig or (ge)ziemt sich (liter, old), → dass …; to be meet for → sich (ge)ziemen für (liter, old)

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meet² vb: pret, ptp <met>

vt

(= encounter) person → treffen, begegnen (+dat); (by arrangement) → treffen, sich treffen mit; difficulty → stoßen auf (+acc); (Sport) → treffen auf (+acc); I’ll meet you outside → ich treffe euch draußen; he met his guests at the door → er empfing seine Gäste an der Tür; he met him in a duel → er duellierte sich mit ihm; he met his death in 1800 → im Jahre 1800 fand er den Tod; to meet death calmly → dem Tod gefasst entgegentreten; to arrange to meet somebody → sich mit jdm verabreden; to meet a challenge → sich einer Herausforderung (dat) → stellen; the last time the two teams met there was a riot → bei der letzten Begegnung zwischen beiden Teams kam es zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen; his eyes or gaze met mine → unsere Blicke trafen sich; she refused to meet his eyes or gaze → sie wich seinem Blick aus; I could not meet his eyes → ich konnte ihm nicht in die Augen sehen; there’s more to it than meets the eye → da steckt mehr dahinter, als man auf den ersten Blick meint

(= get to know) → kennenlernen; (= be introduced to) → bekannt gemacht werden mit; you don’t know him? come and meet him → du kennst ihn nicht? komm, ich mache dich mit ihm bekannt; pleased to meet you! → guten Tag/Abend, sehr angenehm! (form)

(= await arrival, collect) → abholen (→ at an +dat, → von); (= connect with) train, boat etc → Anschluss haben an (+acc); I’ll meet your train → ich hole dich vom Zug ab; the car will meet the train → der Wagen wartet am Bahnhof or steht am Bahnhof bereit

(= join, run into) → treffen or stoßen auf (+acc); (= converge with) → sich vereinigen mit; (river) → münden or fließen in (+acc); (= intersect) → schneiden; (= touch) → berühren; where East meets West (fig) → wo Ost und West sich treffen

expectations, target, obligations, deadline → erfüllen; requirement, demand, wish → entsprechen (+dat), → gerecht werden (+dat); deficit, expenses, needs → decken; debt → bezahlen, begleichen; charge, objection, criticism → begegnen (+dat)

vi

(= encounter) (people) → sich begegnen; (by arrangement) → sich treffen; (society, committee etc) → zusammenkommen, tagen; (Sport) → aufeinandertreffen; (in duel) → sich duellieren; keep it until we meet again → behalten Sie es, bis wir uns mal wiedersehen; until we meet again! → bis zum nächsten Mal!; to meet halfway → einen Kompromiss schließen

(= become acquainted) → sich kennenlernen; (= be introduced) → bekannt gemacht werden; we’ve met before → wir kennen uns bereits; haven’t we met before somewhere? → sind wir uns nicht schon mal begegnet?, kennen wir uns nicht irgendwoher?

(= join) → sich treffen, aufeinanderstoßen; (= converge) → sich vereinigen; (rivers) → ineinanderfließen; (= intersect) → sich schneiden; (= touch) → sich berühren; (fig: = come together) → sich treffen; our eyes met → unsere Blicke trafen sich; the skirt wouldn’t meet round her waist → der Rock ging an der Taille nicht zu

n (Brit Hunt) → Jagd(veranstaltung) f; (US) (Athletics) → Sportfest nt; (Swimming) → Schwimmfest nt

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meet [miːt] (met (pt, pp))

1. vt

a. (gen) → incontrare; (coming in opposite direction) → incrociare; (by arrangement) → rivedere, ritrovare
to arrange to meet sb → dare appuntamento a qn
she ran out to meet us → ci è corsa incontro
to meet sb off the train → (andare a) aspettare or andare a prendere qn al treno
the car will meet the train → ci sarà una macchina all'arrivo del treno
I'll meet you at the station → verrò a prenderla alla stazione
to meet sb's eye or gaze → incrociare lo sguardo di qn
a terrible sight met him or his eyes → gli si presentò un orrendo spettacolo
there's more to this than meets the eye → è molto più complicato di quanto possa sembrare a prima vista

b. (for the first time) → fare la conoscenza di, essere presentato/a a
meet my brother → le presento mio fratello
pleased to meet you! → lieto di conoscerla!, piacere!

c. (encounter, team, difficulty) → incontrare; (face, enemy, danger, death) → affrontare
to meet one's death → trovare la morte

d. (satisfy, requirement, demand, need) → soddisfare, andare incontro a; (criticism, objection) → ribattere a; (pay, bill, expenses) → far fronte a
we agree to meet your expenses → siamo d'accordo a rimborsarle le spese

2. vi

a. (gen) → incontrarsi; (by arrangement) → darsi appuntamento, trovarsi; (committee, society) → riunirsi
until we meet again! → arrivederci (alla prossima volta)!
haven't we met before? → non ci conosciamo già?

b. (join, rivers, teams, armies) → incontrarsi

3. n (Brit) (Hunting) → raduno (dei partecipanti alla caccia alla volpe) (Am) (Sport) → raduno (sportivo)

meet up vi + adv → incontrarsi, vedersi
to meet up with sb → incontrare qn

meet with vi + prep

a. (success, difficulties, praise) → incontrare; (welcome) → ricevere
they met with an accident → hanno avuto un incidente

b. (have meeting with) → incontrarsi con

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meet [miːt] (met (pt, pp))

1. vt

a. (gen) → incontrare; (coming in opposite direction) → incrociare; (by arrangement) → rivedere, ritrovare
to arrange to meet sb → dare appuntamento a qn
she ran out to meet us → ci è corsa incontro
to meet sb off the train → (andare a) aspettare or andare a prendere qn al treno
the car will meet the train → ci sarà una macchina all'arrivo del treno
I'll meet you at the station → verrò a prenderla alla stazione
to meet sb's eye or gaze → incrociare lo sguardo di qn
a terrible sight met him or his eyes → gli si presentò un orrendo spettacolo
there's more to this than meets the eye → è molto più complicato di quanto possa sembrare a prima vista

b. (for the first time) → fare la conoscenza di, essere presentato/a a
meet my brother → le presento mio fratello
pleased to meet you! → lieto di conoscerla!, piacere!

c. (encounter, team, difficulty) → incontrare; (face, enemy, danger, death) → affrontare
to meet one's death → trovare la morte

d. (satisfy, requirement, demand, need) → soddisfare, andare incontro a; (criticism, objection) → ribattere a; (pay, bill, expenses) → far fronte a
we agree to meet your expenses → siamo d'accordo a rimborsarle le spese

2. vi

a. (gen) → incontrarsi; (by arrangement) → darsi appuntamento, trovarsi; (committee, society) → riunirsi
until we meet again! → arrivederci (alla prossima volta)!
haven't we met before? → non ci conosciamo già?

b. (join, rivers, teams, armies) → incontrarsi

3. n (Brit) (Hunting) → raduno (dei partecipanti alla caccia alla volpe) (Am) (Sport) → raduno (sportivo)

meet up vi + adv → incontrarsi, vedersi
to meet up with sb → incontrare qn

meet with vi + prep

a. (success, difficulties, praise) → incontrare; (welcome) → ricevere
they met with an accident → hanno avuto un incidente

b. (have meeting with) → incontrarsi con

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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. ontmoet يُقابِل، يَلْتَقي срещам potkat møde; træffe; støde på treffen συναντώ encontrar, encontrarse con kohtuma دیدار کردن tavata (se) rencontrer לְהִיפָּגֵש, לִפגוֹש मिलना sresti, sastati találkozik vkivel bertemu mæta incontrare 出会う (우연히) 만나다 su(si)tikti satikt bertemu ontmoeten møte, treffe, ta imot spotykać encontrar a (se) întâlni встречать(ся) stretnúť srečati sresti möta, träffa พบโดยบังเอิญ karşılaşmak, rastlamak 遇見 зустрічати(ся) اتفاقا آمنے سامنے ہونا gặp gỡ 遇见

2 (sometimes, especially American, withwith) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement The committee meets every Monday. vergader, ontmoet يَجْتَمِع срещам се sejít se mødes zusammenkommen συνέρχομαι (για συνεδρίαση) enocontar, reunirse con, citarse, quedar kogunema جلسه داشتن kokoontua se rejoindre לְהִיפָּגֵש से भेंट करना sastajati se összeül mengadakan pertemuan hittast, koma saman riunirsi 会合する (약속 등을 하여) 만나다 susirinkti, sueiti sanākt, sapulcēties mengadakan pertemuan bij elkaar komen møtes, treffes, (for)samles spotykać się reunir-se a se reuni собираться zísť sa sestati se sastajati se mötas, träffas, ses, sammanträda จัดให้พบกัน toplanmak 開會 збиратися; сходитися ملاقات کرنا họp 开会

3 to be introduced to (someone) for the first time Come and meet my wife. ontmoet يَتَعَرَّف ، يَلْتَقي للمرَّةِ الأولى срещам за първи път seznámit se (s) møde; blive præsenteret for kennenlernen γνωρίζω, συστήνομαι conocer tuttavaks saama معرفی شدن به tutustua faire la connaissance de לְהַכִּיר सामना करना upoznati megismerkedik vkivel menemui kynnast, vera kynntur fyrir fare la conoscenza di 知り合いになる 처음 소개를 받다 susipažinti su iepazīties memperkenalkan kennismaken bli presentert (for) poznać conhecer a face cunoştinţă cu знакомиться zoznámiť sa (s) spoznati upoznati träffa รู้จักเป็นครั้งแรก tanıştırılmak 被介紹 знайомитися پہلی بار تعارف ہونا giới thiệu 迎接

4 to join Where do the two roads meet? ontmoet, bymekaarkom يَلْتَقي، يَتَّصِل присъединявам се setkat se mødes sich schneiden συναντιέμαι, ενώνομαι με unirse kokku saama تقاطع yhtyä se rencontrer לְהִיפָּגֵש पूरा कर पाना sjediniti egyesül bertemu mætast, skerast incontrarsi 合する (길이) 만나다 sueiti saiet kopā bertemu elkaar ontmoeten møtes, løpe/flyte sammen łączyć/schodzić się juntar-se a se întâlni, a se încrucişa сходиться stretnúť sa združiti se spajati se mötas บรรจบกับ birleşmek 接合 сходитися ملنا giao 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 aan يُلَبِّي достатъчен съм uspokojit, splnit møde; tilfredsstille gerecht werden ικανοποιώ, ανταποκρίνομαι σε, καλύπτω satisfacer rahuldama مناسب tyydyttää satisfaire à לַעֲנוֹת עַל- पूरा करना(मांग), काफ़ी होना udovoljiti eleget tesz (vminek) memenuhi uppfylla soddisfare 満たす …을 채우다, 만족시키다 patenkinti apmierināt memenuhi voldoen aan tilfredsstille pokrywać responder a satisface, a corespunde соответствовать; удовлетворять uspokojiť zadostiti zadovoljiti möta, tillmötesgå เหมาะสม karşılamak 滿足 задовольняти پورا کرنا، زير غور لانا đáp 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. begroet يَظْهَرُ ، يقابِل достигам до някой zasáhnout møde (ins Auge) fallen, treffen auf εμφανίζομαι encontrar avanema مواجه شدن kohdata frapper לְהִיתָקֵל ב- भेंट होना, सामना करना, आमने-सामने आना naići szeme elé tárul tampak slá; vekja athygli/undrun/hrylling incontrare ふれる (장면과) 마주치다 atsiverti pavērties (skatam u.tml.) nampak zich voordoen aan slå imot, møte ukazywać/przedstawiać się vir ao encontro a apărea натолкнуть(ся) zasiahnuť naleteti videti möta เข้ามาในสายตา görünmek, göze çarpmak 與...接觸，出現在...眼前 переживати نظر آنا hiện ra 与...接触

7 to come to or be faced with He met his death in a car accident. teëgekom يَلْقى срещам смъртта си nalézt møde finden, gegenübertreten βρίσκω, αντιμετωπίζω encontrar kohtama مواجه شدن kohdata faire face à לִמצוֹא मुठभेड़ हो जाना susresti (halálát) leli menemui verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta incontrare 出会う 맞이하다 susidurti su, patirti, rasti saskarties; uzdurties; sadurties menemui vinden møte znaleźć encontrar a înfrunta встретить, найти nájsť soočiti se suočiti se möta เจอกับ başına gelmek, uğramak 碰上 зустріти سامنا کرنا đối mặt 碰上

8 (withwith) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval. weggedra يُلاقي، يَصْطَدِم преживявам mít, setkat se (s) blive udsat for; blive modtaget erleiden, stoßen auf βρίσκω, υφίσταμαι, αντιμετωπίζω sufrir; recibir sattuma, saama تصادف کردن kärsiä, joutua avoir, recevoir לְהִיפָּגֵש doživjeti (baleset) éri; (jóváhagyásra stb.) talál mengalami, mendapatkan sambutan verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta avere; ricevere 経験する 당하다 patirti, susilaukti pārciest; sadurties mengalami ondervinden, krijgen oppleve, bli utsatt for; vinne bifall spotkać się ter a avea, a primi испытать; получить mať; stretnúť sa (s) doživeti iskusiti råka ut för, vinna รับมือ başa gelmek, uğramak, karşılaşmak 遭受 натрапляти منظوری وغیرہ حاصل کرنا cam chịu 遭受

9 to answer or oppose We will meet force with greater force. beantwoord يُواجِه، يَرُدُّ عَلى отговарям oplatit, reagovat (na) besvare erwidern αντιμετωπίζω responder (a) vastama برخورد کردن vastata répondre à לְהִתמוֹדֵד सामना करना pretrpjeti (erőszakra erőszakkal) válaszol menghadapi svara rispondere a 対抗する 맞서다 reaguoti į, pasipriešinti atbildēt; dot pretsparu menghadapi beantwoorden besvare, møte odpowiadać na responder a răspunde (cu); a opune отвечать reagovať (na) zoperstaviti se suprotstaviti se möta สนอง cevap vermek 與...對抗 зустрічати مقابلہ کرنا tiếp nhận 与...对抗

n

a gathering, especially of sportsmen The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week. vergadering تَجَمُّع събиране shromáždění stævne; samling die Jagdgesellschaft συνάντηση (συν. αθλητική) encuentro kokkutulek جلسه kokoontuminen réunion אֲסֵיפָה, יְשִיבָה मिलना, भेंट होना, (आए हुए का) स्वागत करना sastanak találkozó pertemuan mót riunione 競技会 (경기자 등의) 모임 sueiga sanāksme; sacensība perjumpaan samenkomst samling, stevne mityng encontro reuniune сбор zhromaždenie sestanek sastanak möte, samling, tävling ชุมนุม toplanma 集會 зустріч مجلس cuộc thi đấu 集会

n meeting

1 an act of meeting The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly. vergadering لِقاء среща setkání møde die Begegnung συνάντηση encuentro kohtumine ملاقات tapaaminen rencontre פְּגִישָׁה बैठक susret találkozás pertemuan fundur incontro 出会い 만남 susitikimas tikšanās pertemuan ontmoeting møte, gjensyn spotkanie encontro întâlnire встреча stretnutie srečanje sastanak möte การพบกัน karşılaşma 聚會 зустріч ملاقات کا عمل sự gặp nhau 聚会

2 a gathering of people for discussion or another purpose to attend a committee meeting. vergadering إجْتِماع събрание schůze møde; forsamling die Versammlung συγκέντρωση, συνεδρίαση, συνέλευση reunión koosolek مجمع kokous réunion אֲסֵיפָה, יְשִיבָה मिलन sastanak összejövetel, értekezlet rapat fundur riunione 会合 모임, 회합 susirinkimas, posėdis sanāksme; sēde mesyuarat vergadering møte, sammenkomst, forsamling zebranie reunião reu­ni­une, întâlnire собрание schôdza zbor sastanak sammanträde การประชุม toplantı 會議 збори; засідання اجلاس، اجتماع cuộc 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 tegemoetkom يَتَّفِقان على حلٍ وَسَط، يَلْتَقيان في مُنْتَصَف الطَّريق отговарям vyjít vstříc na půl cesty møde på halvvejen auf halbem Weg entgegenkommen συμβιβάζομαι, μοιράζω τη διαφορά llegar a un acuerdo (kellelegi) vastu tulema نصفه کاره tulla puolitiehen vastaan faire la moitié du chemin “לְהִיפָּגֵש בַחֲצִי הַדֶרֶך” na pola puta enged(ményeket tesz) berbuat sama mætast á miðri leið, koma til móts við e-n venire incontro a 妥協する 상대와 타협하다 padaryti tą patį, atsakyti tuo pačiu izrādīt pretimnākšanu berbuat sama tegemoet komen møte på halvveien, inngå kompromiss pójść na kompromis ir ao encontro de a face un efort egal пойти навстречу (кому-л.) vyjsť v ústrety na pol cesty soudeležiti se (polovično) naći se na pola puta möta ngn på halva vägen พบกันครึ่งทาง (ของการเดินทาง) karşılıklı fedakârlık yapmak; anlaşmak 迎合(某人) іти на компроміс سمجھوتا، مصالحت کرنا thỏa hiệp 迎合（某人）

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meet → يَجتَََمِع, يُقَابِل, يَلْتَقي بشخص sejít (se), setkat (se), seznámit (se) møde, mødes treffen, treffen (sich), zusammenkommen συναντώ, συναντώ τυχαία, συνεδριάζω conocer, encontrarse, encontrarse con kohdata, tavata rencontrer, retrouver, se rencontrer naći se, sastati se, susresti incontrare, incontrarsi, trovarsi ～に会う, 会う, 待ち合わせる ...와 만나다, 만나다 elkaar ontmoeten, elkaar tegen het lijf lopen, ontmoeten møte, treffe spotkać, spotkać się encontrar, reunir-se встречать, встречаться träffa, träffas ชุมนุม จัดให้พบกัน, พบโดยบังเอิญ ต้อนรับ, พบกัน buluşmak, karşılamak, karşılaşmak gặp, hẹn gặp, họp 相遇, 约会见面, 遇见