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   meet

   /miːt/

   verb

   • 1. arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone): "a week later I met him in the street" Similar encountermeet up withcome face to face withmake contact withrun into/acrosscome across/uponchance onhappen onlight onstumble across/oninformal:bump intoOpposite avoid
   • ▪ make the acquaintance of (someone) for the first time: "she took Paul to meet her parents" Similar get to knowbe introduced tomake the acquaintance of
   • ▪ (of a group of people) assemble for a purpose: "the committee meets once a fortnight" Similar gatherassemblecome togetherget togethercongregateconvenemusterrallyrare:foregatherOpposite disperse
   • ▪ go to a place and wait there for (a person or their means of transport) to arrive: "Stuart met us off the boat" Similar encountermeet up withcome face to face withmake contact withrun into/acrosscome across/uponchance onhappen onlight onstumble across/oninformal:bump intoOpposite avoid
   • ▪ come together as opponents in a competition: "in the final group match, England will meet the Australians"
   • ▪ encounter or experience (a particular situation or attitude): "he met his death in 1946" Similar faceencounterundergoexperiencego throughbearsufferendure
   • 2. touch or join: "icebergs are created when glaciers meet the sea" Similar come togetherconvergeconnecttouchlink upreachabutbuttadjoinjoinuniteintersectcrossOpposite separate
   • 3. fulfil or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition): "this policy is doing nothing to meet the needs of women" Similar fulfilsatisfyfillmeasure up tomatch (up to)conform tocome up toperformcomply withanswer
   • ▪ pay (a financial claim or obligation): "all your household expenses will still have to be met" Similar paysettleclearhonourliquidatesatisfydischargepay offsquareaccount for

   noun

   • 1. a gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins: British "she fell from her horse during a weekend meet"
   • 2. an organized event at which a number of races or other athletic contests are held: "major meets such as national championships"
   • 3. a meeting, typically one with an illicit purpose: informal "the meet with Frank is on for 10 o'clock"

   Word Origin Old Englishmētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.

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