meet

/mˈit/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

come together
“I'll probably see you at the meeting”
get together socially or for a specific purpose
be adjacent or come together
“The lines converge at this point”
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
“does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?”
collect in one place
“We assembled in the church basement”
get to know; get acquainted with
“I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!”
meet by design; be present at the arrival of
“Can you meet me at the train station?”
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”
experience as a reaction
“My proposal met with much opposition”
undergo or suffer
“meet a violent death”
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
“The two buildings touch”

noun

adjective

being precisely fitting and right
“it is only meet that she should be seated first”

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