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Definition of Meet
1. Adjective. Being precisely fitting and right. "It is only meet that she should be seated first"
2. Verb. Come together. "How nice to see you again!"
Specialized synonyms: Cross, Intersect
Related verbs: Assemble, Foregather, Forgather, Gather
Derivative terms: Encounter, Meeting, Meeting
3. Noun. A meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held.
Terms within: Track And Field
Generic synonyms: Athletic Competition, Athletic Contest, Athletics
Specialized synonyms: Gymkhana, Race Meeting, Regatta, Swim Meet, Swimming Meet, Track Meet
4. Verb. Get together socially or for a specific purpose.
Specialized synonyms: Pick Up, Reunite, Rendezvous, Call, Call In, Visit, Celebrate, Fete
Derivative terms: Get Together, Meeter, Meeting, Meeting
5. Verb. Be adjacent or come together. "The lines converge at this point"
Related verbs: Adjoin, Contact, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Breast
Derivative terms: Convergence, Convergency, Convergent, Converging
Antonyms: Diverge, Diverge
6. Verb. Fill or meet a want or need.
Generic synonyms: Cater, Ply, Provide, Supply
Specialized synonyms: Answer, Appease, Quell, Stay, Feed On, Feed Upon, Allay, Assuage, Quench, Slake
Derivative terms: Fill, Fulfilment, Fulfillment, Satisfaction, Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Satisfier
7. Verb. Satisfy a condition or restriction. "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
Specialized synonyms: Coordinate, Fill The Bill, Fit The Bill, Behoove, Behove, Fulfil, Fulfill, Live Up To, Satisfy, Accommodate, Fit, Suit
Generic synonyms: Agree, Check, Correspond, Fit, Gibe, Jibe, Match, Tally
8. Verb. Satisfy or fulfill. "This job doesn't match my dreams"
Generic synonyms: Contend, Cope, Deal, Get By, Grapple, Make Do, Make Out, Manage
9. Verb. Collect in one place. "The crowds meet in the streets"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
Specialized synonyms: Aggroup, Group, Congregate, Hive, Fort, Fort Up, Convene, Clump, Cluster, Constellate, Flock, Crowd, Crowd Together, Converge, Turn Out, Caucus, Club
Related verbs: Come Across, Encounter, Run Across, Run Into, See
Generic synonyms: Interact
Derivative terms: Assemblage, Assemblage, Gathering, Gathering, Meeting, Meeting
10. Verb. Get to know; get acquainted with. "Sam cannot meet Sue "; "We met in Singapore"
11. Verb. Meet by design; be present at the arrival of. "Can you meet me at the train station?"
12. Verb. Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle. "Sam cannot meet Sue "; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
Entails: Compete, Contend, Vie
Related verbs: Play, Play, Play, Play
Specialized synonyms: Confront, Face, Replay
Derivative terms: Encounter, Play, Playing
13. Verb. Experience as a reaction. "My proposal met with much opposition"
Generic synonyms: Experience, Have
Derivative terms: Receptive, Receptive
14. Verb. Undergo or suffer. "Suffer a terrible fate"
15. Verb. Be in direct physical contact with; make contact. "His fields meet mine at this point"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
Specialized synonyms: Cover, Spread Over, Adhere, Cleave, Cling, Cohere, Stick, Chafe, Fray, Fret, Rub, Scratch, Attach, Hug, Abut, Adjoin, Border, Butt, Butt Against, Butt On, Edge, March, Border, Environ, Ring, Skirt, Surround, Lean Against, Lean On, Rest On
Related verbs: Converge
Derivative terms: Adjunction, Adjunctive, Contact, Contact, Contact, Touch
Definition of Meet
1. v. t. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.
2. v. t. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle.
3. n. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.
4. a. Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
5. adv. Meetly.
Definition of Meet
1. Verb. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. ¹
2. Verb. To come face to face with someone by arrangement. ¹
3. Verb. To be introduced to someone. ¹
4. Verb. To converge and finally touch or intersect. ¹
5. Verb. to gather for a formal discussion. ¹
6. Verb. To satisfy; to comply with. ¹
7. Verb. To touch or hit something while moving. ¹
8. Verb. To adjoin, be physically touching ¹
9. Verb. To come together in conflict. ¹
10. Verb. (sports) To play a match. ¹
11. Verb. To meet face-to-face. ¹
12. Verb. (Ireland) to French kiss someone ¹
13. Noun. A sports competition, especially for athletics or swimming. ¹
14. Noun. A gathering of riders, their horses and hounds for the purpose of foxhunting. ¹
15. Noun. (rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross. (Antonym: a pass.) ¹
16. Noun. A meeting. ¹
17. Noun. (algebra) the greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ? (mnemonic: half an M) ¹
18. Noun. (Irish) An act of French kissing someone ¹
19. Adjective. suitable; right; proper ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Meet
1. to come into the company or presence of [v MET, MEETING, MEETS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meet
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