| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  m t |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: met ( m t), meet·ing, meets
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To come upon by chance or arrangement. 2. To be present at the arrival of: met the train. 3. To be introduced to. 4. To come into conjunction with; join: where the sea meets the sky. 5. To come into the company or presence of, as for a conference. 6. To come to the notice of (the senses): There is more here than meets the eye. 7. To experience; undergo: met his fate with courage. 8. To deal with; oppose: “We have met the enemy and they are ours” (Oliver Hazard Perry). 9. To cope or contend effectively with: meet each problem as it arises. 10. To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of: The firm has done its best to meet us on that point. 11. To satisfy (a need, for example); fulfill: meet all the conditions in the contract. See synonyms at satisfy. 12. To pay; settle: enough money to meet expenses. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To come together: Let's meet tonight. 2. To come into conjunction; be joined: “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet” (Rudyard Kipling). 3. To come together as opponents; contend. 4. To become introduced. 5. To assemble. 6. To occur together, especially in one person or entity. | | NOUN: | A meeting or contest, especially an athletic competition. | | PHRASAL VERB: | meet with 1. To experience or undergo. 2. To receive: Our plan met with their approval. | | IDIOMS: | meet (one's) Maker Slang To die. meet (someone) halfway To make a compromise with. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English meten, from Old English mtan.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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