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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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   What does meeting with someone mean?

   • If you meet with someone, you have a meeting with them. Most of the lawmakers who met with the president yesterday said they backed the mission. [VERB + with] If something such as a suggestion, proposal, or new book meets with or is met with a particular reaction, it gets that reaction from people.

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   • The meaning of MEET is to come into the presence of for the first time : to be introduced to or become acquainted with. How to use meet in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Meet.

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   What does formally meet mean?

   • [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to come together formally in order to discuss something The committee meets on Fridays. meet somebody The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks. meet with somebody The President met with senior White House aides. The evening gave collectors the opportunity to meet with leading art dealers.

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   What does meet up mean?

   • Meet up means the same as meet. When he was in the supermarket, he met up with a buddy he had at Oxford. [VERB PARTICLE + with] They met up in 1956, when they were both young schoolboys. [VERB PARTICLE] If two or more people meet, they go to the same place, which they have earlier arranged to do, so that they can talk or do something together.

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   How do you use meet in a sentence?

   • You use meet in expressions such as ' Pleased to meet you ' and ' Nice to have met you ' when you want to politely say hello or goodbye to someone you have just met for the first time. 'Jennifer,' Miss Mallory said, 'this is Leigh.'—'Pleased to meet you,' Jennifer said. [VERB noun] I have to leave. Nice to have met you. [VERB noun]

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   What does 'come and meet' mean?

   • Come and meet (= be introduced to) my friend Laura. I'd like you to meet Ann Gregory, my deputy. I'm dreading having to meet his parents. It's important to create a good impression when you meet a new client. It's not always easy to meet members of the opposite sex. We went backstage after the show to meet the actors.

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   MEET meaning: 1. to see and talk to someone for the first time: 2. to come together with someone intentionally…. Learn more.

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   Meet means to interact in some way. You can meet someone at a party, you can meet another team in a game.

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   meet somebody The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks. meet with somebody The President met with senior White House aides. The evening gave collectors the opportunity to meet with leading art dealers. meet to do something They met to discuss the project while both were in Paris. Topics Working life a1