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Entry 12 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Meet

/(mēt)/ · IPA /mit/
01 v. t. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to f…
imp. & p. p. Met; p. pr. & vb. n. Meeting
  1. 1.
    To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.
  2. 2.
    To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents.
  3. 3.
    To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.
    “His daughter came out to meet him.” — Judg. xi. 34.
  4. 4.
    To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate.
    “Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first.” — Pope.
  5. 5.
    To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand.
Phrases & compounds
To meet half way — literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with.
02 v. t. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come fa…
  1. 1.
    To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle.
    “O, when meet now Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
    “Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes.” — Milton.
  3. 3.
    To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
    “They . . . appointed a day to meet together.” — 2. Macc. xiv. 21.
  4. 4.
    To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.
    “We met with many things worthy of observation.” — Bacon.
    “Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury From the fierce prince.” — Rowe.
03 n. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.
  1. 1.
    An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.
04 a. Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
  1. 1.
    Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
    “It was meet that we should make merry.” — Luke xv. 32.
Phrases & compounds
To be meet with — to be even with; to be equal to.
05 adv. Meetly.
  1. 1.
    Meetly.[Obs.]