v. 1. To meet (someone), usually by accident. In the woods he met with two strangers.
Synonym: COME UPON. 2. To meet together, usually by plan; join; have a meeting with. The two scouts met with the officers to talk about plans for the march. 3. To experience (as unhappiness); suffer (as bad luck); have (as an accident or mishap). The farmer met with misfortune; his crops were destroyed by a storm. The traveler met with an accident on the road.