Meet meaning

What does “meet” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“meet” is a noun, verb and adjective with 13 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held.

meet

noun

  1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

verb

  1. come together

    “I'll probably see you at the meeting”

    “How nice to see you again!”

  2. get together socially or for a specific purpose

    Synonymsget together
  3. be adjacent or come together

    “The lines converge at this point”

    Synonymsconverge
  4. fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction

    “does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?”

    “This job doesn't match my dreams”

  5. collect in one place

    “We assembled in the church basement”

    “Let's gather in the dining room”

  6. get to know; get acquainted with

    “I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!”

    “we met in Singapore”

  7. meet by design; be present at the arrival of

    “Can you meet me at the train station?”

  8. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

    “Princeton plays Yale this weekend”

    “Charlie likes to play Mary”

  9. experience as a reaction

    “My proposal met with much opposition”

  10. undergo or suffer

    “meet a violent death”

    “suffer a terrible fate”

    Synonymssuffer
  11. be in direct physical contact with; make contact

    “The two buildings touch”

    “Their hands touched”

adjective

  1. being precisely fitting and right

    “it is only meet that she should be seated first”

    Synonymsfitting

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University