meet
meet [meet meets met meeting] verb, noun BrE [miːt] NAmE [miːt]
verb (met, metBrE [met] ; NAmE [met] )
BY CHANCE
1. intransitive, transitive, no passive to be in the same place as sb by chance and talk to them
• Maybe we'll meet again some time.
•~ sb Did you meet anyone in town?
BY ARRANGEMENT
2. intransitive, transitive, no passive to come together formally in order to discuss sth
• The committee meets on Fridays.
•~ sb The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks.
•~ with sb The President met with senior White House aides.
3. intransitive, transitive, no passive to come together socially after you have arranged it
•~ (for sth) Let's meet for a drink after work.
•~ sb (for sth) We're meeting them outside the theatre at 7.
4. transitive ~ sb/sth to go to a place and wait there for a particular person to arrive
• Will you meet me at the airport?
• The hotel bus meets all incoming flights.
•I met him off the plane.
FOR THE FIRST TIME
5. transitive, no passive, intransitive ~ (sb) to see and know sb for the first time; to be introduced to sb
• Where did you first meet your husband?
• (especially BrE)Pleased to meet you.
• (NAmE)Nice meeting you.
•There's someone I want you to meet.
•I don't think we've met.
IN CONTEST
6. intransitive, transitive, no passive to play, fight, etc. together as opponents in a competition
•Smith and Jones met in last year's final.
•~ sb Smith met Jones in last year's final.
EXPERIENCE STH
7. transitive ~ sth to experience sth, often sth unpleasant
• Others have met similar problems.
• How she met her death will probably never be known.
Syn: ↑come across, Syn: ↑encounter
TOUCH/JOIN
8. intransitive, transitive to touch sth; to join
• The curtains don't meet in the middle.
•~ sth That's where the river meets the sea.
•His hand met hers.
SATISFY
9. transitive ~ sth to do or satisfy what is needed or what sb asks for
Syn: ↑fulfil
• How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups?
• Until these conditions are met we cannot proceed with the sale.
•I can't possibly meet that deadline.
PAY
10. transitive ~ sth to pay sth
•The cost will be met by the company.
more at make (both) ends meet at ↑end n., find/meet your match at ↑match n., where the rubber meets the road at ↑rubber, never the twain shall meet at ↑twain
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to ↑moot.
Thesaurus:
meet verb
1. I, T, no passive
•I hope we'll meet again soon.
informal run into sb • • bump into sb • |formal encounter •
meet/run into/bump into a friend
2. I, T, no passive
•The committee meets on Fridays.
meet with sb • • gather • • mass • • assemble • • rally • |informal get together • • meet up • |formal convene •
meet/meet with sb/gather/mass/assemble/rally/get together/meet up/convene for sth
meet/get together/meet up with sb
meet/meet with sb/gather/get together/convene regularly
3. T
•Will you meet me at the airport?
greet • • welcome • |formal receive •
meet/greet/welcome/receive sb with a smile, etc.
meet/greet/welcome/receive a guest/visitor
be there to meet/greet/welcome/receive sb
4. T, no passive, I
•Where did you two first meet?
get to know sb • |formal make sb's acquaintance •
first meet/get to know/make the acquaintance of sb
5. I, T
•The curtains don't meet in the middle.
touch • • cross • • join • • merge •
rivers meet/join/merge
roads/paths meet/cross/join
not quite/almost/nearly meet/cross/touch
6. T
•How can we meet the needs of all these different groups?
satisfy • • serve • • suit • |BrE, formal fulfil • |AmE fulfill •
meet/satisfy/serve/suit/fulfil a requirement/need/purpose
meet/satisfy/suit/fulfil a demand/condition
meet/satisfy/fulfil a/an standard/obligation
meet/satisfy/fulfil the terms/criteria
Example Bank:
•A year or so later I happened to meet him again.
•He had failed to meet his performance targets.
•I arranged to meet her for lunch.
•I look forward to meeting you next week.
•I met up with my friends in town.
•Leonora met his gaze without flinching.
•Management will meet with union representatives next week.
•The course is designed to meet the needs of young learners.
•The three sisters rarely meet in person, but spend hours on the phone.
•They were determined to meet the challenge head-on.
•We met the next day at a local bar.
•We met up after school.
•When these two finally met, the connection was electric.
•an interactive site where people can meet online
•the place where they had first met
•50% of the candidates failed to meet the standard required.
•I can't possibly meet that deadline.
•I don't think we've met.
•I hope we'll meet again soon.
•Let's meet for a drink after work.
•Many families on these estates are struggling to meet their financial commitments.
•Nice to meet you.
•That's where the river meets the sea.
•The company will meet the cost of the journey.
•The curtains don't meet in the middle.
•The school had to sell off its playing fields to meet its debt repayments.
•There's someone I want you to meet.
•Until these conditions are met we can't proceed with the sale.
•We're meeting them outside the theatre at 7.
Idioms: ↑meet somebody halfway ▪ ↑meet somebody's eye ▪ meet somebody's gaze/look ▪ ↑meet your Maker ▪ ↑people's eyes meet ▪ ↑there is more to somebody than meets the eye
Derived: ↑meet something with something ▪ ↑meet up ▪ ↑meet with somebody ▪ ↑meet with something
noun
1. (especially NAmE)a sports competition
•a track meet
2. (BrE)an event at which horse riders and dogs hunt foxes. Fox-hunting with dogs is now illegal in the UK.
Word Origin:
Old English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to ↑moot.
Example Bank:
•Brooke missed the meet due to illness.
•Did you buy it at the swap meet?
•I can't go to your track meet after school tomorrow.
•I swam faster at the last meet.
•Sam's team won the track meet.
•This year's meet was held in Anchorage, Alaska.
•a dual meet against Canada
•a swap meet for collectors of Star Trek memorabilia
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