met Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb come together
   see; come across; run into; meet; run across; encounter.
   
   • I'll probably see you at the meeting
   • How nice to see you again!
2. verb get together socially or for a specific purpose
   meet; get together.
   
3. verb be adjacent or come together
   meet; converge.
   
   • The lines converge at this point
4. verb fill or meet a want or need
   satisfy; meet; fulfill; fulfil; fill.
   
5. verb satisfy a condition or restriction
   meet; conform to; fit.
   
   • Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?
6. verb satisfy or fulfill
   meet; cope with; match.
   
   • meet a need
   • this job doesn't match my dreams
7. verb collect in one place
   assemble; meet; gather; forgather; foregather.
   
   • We assembled in the church basement
   • Let's gather in the dining room
8. verb get to know; get acquainted with
   meet.
   
   • I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
   • we met in Singapore
9. verb meet by design; be present at the arrival of
   meet.
   
   • Can you meet me at the train station?
10. verb contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
    take on; meet; play; encounter.
    
    • Princeton plays Yale this weekend
    • Charlie likes to play Mary
11. verb experience as a reaction
    receive; meet; encounter.
    
    • My proposal met with much opposition
12. verb undergo or suffer
    meet; suffer.
    
    • meet a violent death
    • suffer a terrible fate
13. verb be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    touch; meet; contact; adjoin.
    
    • The two buildings touch
    • Their hands touched
    • The wire must not contact the metal cover
    • The surfaces contact at this point

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