Meet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), met, meet·ing.

to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
to become acquainted with; be introduced to: I've never met your cousin.
to join at an agreed or designated place or time: Meet me in St. Louis.
to be present at the arrival of: to meet a train.
to come to or before (one's notice, or a means of noticing, as the eyes or ears): A peculiar sight met my eyes.
to come into the company of (a person, group, etc.) in dealings, conference, etc.
to face, eye, etc., directly or without avoidance.
to come into physical contact, juxtaposition, or collision with: The two cars met each other head-on at high speed.
to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest: Harvard meets Yale next week in football.
to oppose: to meet charges with countercharges.
to cope or deal effectively with (an objection, difficulty, etc.).
to comply with; fulfill; answer: to meet a deadline;to meet a demand.
to pay in full: How will you meet expenses?
to come into conformity with (wishes, expectations, views, etc.).
to encounter in experience: to meet hostility.

verb (used without object), met, meet·ing.

to come together, face to face, or into company: We met on the street.
to assemble for action, conference, or other common purpose, as a committee, legislature, or class: The board of directors will meet on Tuesday.
to become personally acquainted.
to come into contact or form a junction, as lines, planes, or areas: The two lines meet to form an angle.
to be conjoined or united.
to concur or agree.
to come together in opposition or conflict, as adversaries or hostile forces.

noun

an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
those assembled.
the place of such an assembling.
intersection (def. 3a).

Verb Phrases

to come across; encounter: to meet with opposition.
to experience; undergo; receive: The visitors met with courtesy during their stay.
to join, as for conference or instruction: I met with her an hour a day until we solved the problem.

Idioms

to concede in part, as to the demands of an opposing faction; make concessions, as to another person; compromise: Despite their differences, the union and the company finally agreed to meet halfway and settle their dispute.
to anticipate another's actions and conduct oneself accordingly.

adjective Archaic.

verb meets, meeting or met

to come together (with), either by design or by accident; encounter
to come into or be in conjunction or contact with (something or each other)
to come to or be at the place of arrival of
to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to (someone or each other)
to gather in the company of (someone or each other)
to come into the presence of (someone or each other) as opponents
to cope with effectively; satisfy
to be apparent to (esp in the phrase meet the eye)
to return or counter
to agree with (someone or each other)
to experience; suffer
to occur together
to find (a person, situation, etc) in a specified condition
(of a celebrity, politician, etc) to have a session of being introduced to and questioned by members of the public or journalists

noun

the assembly of hounds, huntsmen, etc, prior to a hunt
a meeting, esp a sports meeting
the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross
a session where a celebrity, etc, is introduced to or questioned by members of the public or journalists

adjective

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