Meet | Mean of meet in English Dictionary

/ˈmiːt/

• Verb
• to see and speak to (someone) for the first time
1. He met his wife at work.
2. We met each other in college.
3. Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?
4. I'd like you to meet my good friend Bob.
5. I'm happy/glad/pleased to meet you. = (informally) Pleased to meet you.
6. It was nice meeting you. = It was a pleasure meeting you. = I'm happy/glad to have met you.
7. The couple met at a dance.
8. We met in college.
9. Have we met? You look familiar.
10. Actually, we've already met.
• to come together in order to talk
1. They met for drinks after work.
2. We arranged to meet for lunch.
3. Let's meet at the park.
4. They meet together every week.
5. We are meeting downtown tomorrow.
6. I arranged to meet her for lunch.
7. She said she'd meet me in/at the park.
8. I'm being met by a friend at the airport.
9. I'm planning to meet his plane at the airport. [=to be at the airport waiting for him when his plane arrives]
• to come together formally
1. The club meets every Wednesday night.
2. We are meeting today to discuss the plans.

• to see (someone) by chance
1. I met [=ran into] an old friend at the store.
2. I hope we'll meet again someday.
• to come near (someone or something) as you are passing by
1. We only met one other car on the road.
• to face each other in a game, competition, war, etc.
1. The teams met in the finals last year.
2. The candidates will meet for two debates.
3. Two great armies met on the battlefield that day.
4. The Boston Red Sox will meet the New York Yankees in a three-game series this weekend.
5. The army was advancing to meet the enemy.
• to touch and join with or cross something else
1. the point where the river meets the sea
2. the point where the river and the sea meet
3. His jacket does not meet in front. [=the two sides of his jacket do not touch in the front; his jacket is too small]
• to be equal to (something)
1. The store promises to meet the price of any competitor.
• to succeed in doing or providing (something)
1. They met all our demands. [=they did everything that we demanded]
2. The restaurant didn't meet (our) expectations. [=it was not as good as we expected it to be]
3. They haven't yet met the requirements for entry. [=they have not done what they must do for entry]
• to reach (something, such as a goal)
1. They failed to meet their target/goals.
2. The students here are expected to meet very high standards.
3. They met the challenge.
4. We somehow managed to meet the deadline.
5. The new policies are intended to help meet the growing demand for new housing.
6. The company was unable to meet its payroll. [=the company was unable to pay its employees when it was supposed to]
7. We have enough money to meet our needs. [=to pay for the things that we need]
8. We work very hard to meet the needs of our customers. [=to provide our customers with what they need]
• to experience or be affected by (something bad or unpleasant)
1. They met defeat bravely.
2. They met trouble on the way home.
3. The proposal has met [=encountered] some opposition. [=there has been some opposition to the proposal]
4. This is the place where he met his death. [=where he was killed; where he died]
5. I hope they don't meet the fate of so many others in their situation. [=I hope the things that happen to others in their situation do not happen to them]
• to deal with or face (something) directly
1. She met his glance/gaze without looking away. [=she looked directly at him as he looked at her]
2. Their eyes met. = His eyes met hers. = He met her eyes.
• to be sensed by (the eyes, ears, etc.)
1. We were shocked by the sight that met our eyes/gaze/view. [=we were shocked by what we saw]
2. A distant murmur met his ear/ears. [=he heard a distant murmur]
3. When they opened the door they were met by/with a shocking sight. [=they saw something shocking]
• to reach an agreement with (someone) by giving up something that you want
1. We can't comply with all your requests, but we can meet you halfway.
2. Can we at least meet halfway on this?
• to come together with (someone)
1. I'll meet up with you later. [=I'll meet you later]
2. They met up with each other for drinks.
• to come together with (someone) to talk about something
1. We are meeting with the architect today to discuss the plans.
2. Can you meet with us later today?
• to have or experience (something)
1. The proposal has met with (some) opposition.
2. We met with many adventures on our trip.
3. He met with a warm reception [=he was warmly received/welcomed] when he arrived.
4. When she didn't arrive on time, we were worried that she might have met with an accident.
5. Her ideas met with their approval. [=they approved her ideas]
• Noun
• a large gathering of athletes for a sports competition
1. a track/swim meet
• an event or occasion when people come together to hunt foxes