n. 25B6; verb
I met an old friend on the train : ENCOUNTER, meet up with, come face to face with, run into, run across, come across/upon, chance on, happen on, light on, stumble across/on; informal bump into.
she first met Paul at a party : GET TO KNOW, be introduced to, make the acquaintance of.
the committee met on Saturday : ASSEMBLE, gather, come together, get together, congregate, convene; formal foregather.
the place where three roads meet : CONVERGE, connect, touch, link up, intersect, cross, join.
he met death bravely : FACE, encounter, undergo, experience, go through, suffer, endure, bear; cope with, handle.
the announcement was met with widespread hostility : GREET, receive, answer, treat.
he does not meet the job's requirements : FULFIL, satisfy, fill, measure up to, match (up to), conform to, come up to, comply with, answer.
shipowners would meet the cost of oil spills : PAY, settle, clear, honour, discharge, pay off, square.
25B6; noun an athletics meet. : See meeting sense 5.
25A0; meet someone halfway . See halfway .