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Verb (met)

1. Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone)

a week later I met him in the street

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2. Make the acquaintance of (someone) for the first time.

Her parents met him on the day she graduated.

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3. (of a group of people) assemble for a purpose.

The executive meets in October to consider the findings.

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4. Go to a place and wait there for (a person or their means of transport) to arrive.

We drove into the main bazaar, fully expecting some of these functionaries to be waiting to meet us.

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5. Come together as opponents in a competition.

in the final group match, England will meet the Australians

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6. Encounter or experience (a particular situation or attitude)

he met his death in 1946

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7. Touch or join.

icebergs are created when glaciers meet the sea

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8. Fulfil or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition)

All children are included and staff ensure individual needs are met.

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9. Pay (a financial claim or obligation)

Funds in the coffers are simply not enough to meet long-term obligations.

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Noun

1. A gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins.

Up at dawn he had selected the hounds and prepared the truck to take them to the meet.

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2. An organized event at which a number of races or other athletic contests are held.

major meets such as national championships

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3. A meeting, typically one with an illicit purpose.

the meet with Frank is on for 10 o'clock

Meet up

1. Come into the presence or company of someone, especially by arrangement.

Ruby called and we met up for lunch

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Meet with

1. (meet with someone) Have a meeting with someone.

he met with the president on September 16

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2. (meet with something) Receive or experience a particular situation or reaction.

I'm sorry if it doesn't meet with your approval

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3. (meet something with something) Have a particular reaction to something.

the announcement was met with widespread protests

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Origin

1. Old English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.

Adjective

1. Suitable or proper.

it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour

Origin

1. Middle English (in the sense ‘made to fit’): shortening of Old English gemǣte, of Germanic origin; related to mete.

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