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meet

/mit/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Meet means: come together.

Synonyms for meet27

noun, as in a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

sports meeting

verb, as in come together

run into, encounter, run across, come across, see, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

verb, as in collect in one place

gather, assemble, forgather, foregather, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see

verb, as in fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

fit, conform to, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil

verb, as in be adjacent or come together

converge, touch, adjoin, contact

verb, as in contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

encounter, play, take on

verb, as in be in direct physical contact with; make contact

touch, adjoin, contact, converge

verb, as in experience as a reaction

encounter, receive

verb, as in get together socially or for a specific purpose

get together

verb, as in undergo or suffer

suffer

adjective, as in being precisely fitting and right

fitting, just

What does meet mean?13

verb

1

come together“I'll probably see you at the meeting”

2

collect in one place“We assembled in the church basement”

3

fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction“does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?”

4

be adjacent or come together“The lines converge at this point”

5

contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”

6

be in direct physical contact with; make contact“The two buildings touch”

7

experience as a reaction“My proposal met with much opposition”

8

get together socially or for a specific purpose

9

undergo or suffer“meet a violent death”

10

get to know; get acquainted with“I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!”

11

meet by design; be present at the arrival of“Can you meet me at the train station?”

adjective

1

being precisely fitting and right“it is only meet that she should be seated first”

noun

1

a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with meet?35

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 35 rhymes for meet, grouped by syllable

Meet in a sentence

  • Whatever the outcome, you must meet the challenge.Dejo
  • Wherever you go, you will meet people who are kind and generous.CK
  • For you who love adventure, this kind of hiking will meet your need.unknown
  • Rain or shine, the athletic meet will be held.unknown
  • Finding it hard to make ends meet on his income, she started to work.CM
  • In as much as he is busy, he can't meet you.unknown
  • Go and meet him, and while you're about it mail this letter.unknown
  • If you should meet a bear, pretend to be dead.Dejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of meet

as a noun

plural
meets

as a verb

past tense
met
past participle
met
present participle
meeting
third-person singular
meets

as a adjective

comparative
meeter
superlative
meetest