[meet] vb met ; meet.ing [ME meten, fr. OE metan; akin to OE gemot assembly--more at moot] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to come into the presence of: find b: to come together with esp. at a particular time or place "I'll ~ you at the station" c: to come into contact or conjunction with: join d: to appear to the perception of
2: to encounter as antagonist or foe: oppose
3: to enter into conference, argument, or personal dealings with
4: to conform to esp. with exactitude and precision "a concept to ~ all requirements"
5: to pay fully: settle
6: to cope with "was able to ~ every social situation" 7: to provide for "enough money to ~ our needs" 8: to become acquainted with 9: encounter, experience 10: to receive or greet in an official capacity ~ vi 1 a: to come face-to-face b: to come together for a common purpose: assemble c: to come together as contestants, opponents, or enemies
2: to form a junction or confluence "the lines ~ in a point"
3: to occur together -- meet.er n -- meet halfway : to compromise with -- meet with : to be subjected to: encounter "the proposal met with opposition"
[2]meet n (ca. 1834) 1: the act of assembling for a hunt or for competitive sports
2: a competition in which individuals (as athletes) match skills [3]meet adj [ME mete, fr. OE gemaete; akin to OE metan to mete] (14c): precisely adapted to a particular situation, need, or circumstance: very proper syn see fit -- meet.ly adv