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verb Meet v. t. (past & past part. met; pres. part. meeting) 1.To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking. 2.To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents. 3.To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear. "His daughter came out to meet him." 4.To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate. "Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first." 5.To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand. To meet half way, literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with.
Meet v. t. (past & past part. met; pres. part. meeting) 1.To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle. "O, when meet now Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined!" 2.To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict. "Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes." 3.To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December. "They... appointed a day to meet together." 4.To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite. To meet with. (a)To light upon; to find; to come to; often with the sense of unexpectedness. "We met with many things worthy of observation." (b)To join; to unite in company. (c)To suffer unexpectedly; as, to meet with a fall; to meet with a loss. (d)To encounter; to be subjected to. "Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury From the fierce prince."
noun Meet n. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.
adjective Meet adj. Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. "It was meet that we should make merry." To be meet with, to be even with; to be equal to. (Obs.)
adverb Meet adv. Meetly. (Obs.)
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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