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UK
/mˈiːt/
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[ US /ˈmit/ ]
[ US /ˈmit/ ]
VERB
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be adjacent or come together
The lines converge at this point -
experience as a reaction
My proposal met with much opposition -
collect in one place
Let's gather in the dining room
We assembled in the church basement -
undergo or suffer
meet a violent death
suffer a terrible fate -
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
meet a need -
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary -
get to know; get acquainted with
I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
we met in Singapore -
meet by design; be present at the arrival of
Can you meet me at the train station? -
come together
I'll probably see you at the meeting
How nice to see you again! - get together socially or for a specific purpose
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be in direct physical contact with; make contact
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The two buildings touch
The surfaces contact at this point
Their hands touched
ADJECTIVE
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being precisely fitting and right
it is only meet that she should be seated first
NOUN
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
How To Use meet In A Sentence
- Before you know it, all the Sandy Clarks and Billy Starks doing the media rounds are back in business until the next time they are given their jotters for failing to meet fans' expectations.
- maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
- Human relations do not always rely on meeting each other in person every day. When we talk about relationships between people on either side of the border, just a few thousand miles can’t keep love from growing and blooming into a beautiful bonding. Gulzar
- Try to meet a boy with a little more depth than your current crop of potential beaus.
- The blow came at a meeting on Saturday.
- Over 20 factors were analyzed amongst the DUI attorneys sampled, including whether free consultations are offered, if a lawyer is willing to do 'outcall' (meaning they will meet with potential clients outside the office), how aggressive the defense of the client is, the degree to which each client is offered access to their lawyer, how much time is spent with each client talking by phone or over email, and other factors. WebWire | Recent Headlines
- Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
- When the Mexican chair of the meeting declared the talks formally closed there were whoops of delight from the African delegates.
- Currently, 30 percent of Americans are obese, compared with the 4 percent who meet criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder.
- It takes years to build up your image and esteem to the point where the your inner sense of worth meets your outer sense.