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; satisfy

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.

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.

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.

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meet with,

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.

meet halfway

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.

well met

Archaic . welcome.

adjective

improper , inappropriate , unfitting , unseemly

verb

miss , disconnect , disjoin , divide , separate , avoid , dodge , cancel , disperse , elude , escape , scatter

adjective

accommodated , applicable , appropriate , apt , conformed , equitable , expedient , fair , felicitous , fit , good , happy , just , proper , reconciled , right , suitable , timely , becoming , befitting , correct , fitting , tailor-made , useful

noun

athletic event , competition , conflict , contest , event , match , meeting , tournament , tourney , amalgamation , assemblage , assembly , assignation , audience , brainstorming , caucus , clinic , collocation , colloquium , conclave , concourse , confluence , conflux , confrontation , congregation , congress , convention , convergence , conversazione , convocation , decussation , encounter , forum , intersection , junction , juncture , levee , plenum , powwow , rally , rendezvous , seminar , summit , symposium , synod , tryst , workshop

verb

accost , affront , brush against , bump into , chance on , clash , collide , come across , come up against , confront , contact , cross , dig up , encounter , engage , experience , face , fall in with , find , front , get together , grapple , greet , hit , light , luck * , make a meet , meet face to face , rendezvous with , rub eyeballs , run across , run into , run up against , salute , see , strike , stumble , touch shoulders , tumble , tussle , wrestle , abut , adhere , adjoin , border , coincide , connect , converge , intersect , link , link up , reach , touch , unite , answer , approach , come up to , comply , cope with , discharge , equal , execute , fit , fulfill , gratify , handle , match , measure up , rival , satisfy , suffice , tie , appear , assemble , be introduced , be present , be presented , collect , congregate , enter in , flock , foregather , gather , get to know , join , make acquaintance , muster , open , rally , rendezvous , show , sit , bound , butt , neighbor , verge , feel , go through , have , know , suffer , taste , undergo , take on , react , respond , fill , agree , appropriate , battle , bump , chance , competition , confer , contend , contest , convene , convoke , decussate , duel , event , fitting , happen , harmonize , intercept , moderate , proper , rencounter , suitable , tournament , tryst