meet meaning and definition

MEET noun

Definition of meet (noun)

1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
   • synonyms: sports meeting

MEET verb

Definition of meet (verb)

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

MEET adjective

Definition of meet (adjective)

1. being precisely fitting and right
   • "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
   • synonyms: fitting