met
ˈmet 
; meeting; meets
; meeting; meets
1
a
: to come into the presence of for the first time : to be introduced to or become acquainted with
I'm pleased to meet you.
Where did you two meet each other?
I met him in college.
We met her through a mutual friend.
b
: to come together with especially at a particular time or place
I'll meet you at the station
c
: to come into contact or conjunction with : join
There is where the brook meets the river.
d
: to appear to the perception of
a pungent odor … met his nostrils—
S. E. White
S. E. White2
: to encounter as antagonist (see antagonist sense 1) or foe : oppose
met the heavyweight in a successful bout
3
: to enter into conference, argument, or personal dealings with
We met her over coffee.
4
: to conform to especially with exactitude and precision
a concept to meet all requirements
5
: to pay fully : settle
could not meet his loans—Waldo Frank
Waldo Frank6
: to cope with
was able to meet every social situation
7
: to provide for
enough money to meet our needs
8
: to become acquainted with
I want you to meet my sister.
9
: encounter, experience
The proposal has met some opposition.
You will likely meet many obstacles on your journey.
He met an untimely death.
10
: to receive or greet in an official capacity
The president met the prime minister at the White House.
1
a
: to come face-to-face
That's the restaurant where they met.
b
: to come together for a common purpose : assemble
The delegates met at the convention.
c
: to come together as contestants, opponents, or enemies
The candidates met for their debate.
2
: to form a junction or confluence
the lines meet in a point
3
: to occur together
many graces and many virtues meet in her
meeter
noun
plural meets
1
chiefly US
: a large gathering of athletes for a sports competition
a wrestling/gymnastic meet
the championship meet
… everyone has a personal laundry list of what generally ails track and field. Some say the failure to have more meets on television heads the list. But merely putting a meet on television won't solve the sport's failure to promote itself.—William C. Rhoden
see also dual meet, quad meet, swim meet, track meet, tri-meet
William C. Rhoden2
chiefly British
: a gathering of mounted hunters and their hunting dogs for hunting
When hunting with hounds was legal, I used to attend the Boxing Day meet in Newbury Market Place, hoping that the hunt members would have a jolly good day out but that the fox would get away.—Roy Bailey Hungerford
Roy Bailey HungerfordIt was so cold that I nursed a hope that a glass of cherry brandy … might be on offer at the meet. But no, we gathered at a gate leading to open country and the hills near which most of the foxhunters … mounted.—W. F. Deedes
W. F. Deedes3
: an instance of coming together at a particular time or place especially for the first time
They set up a meet with a potential buyer.
So I confess to being a bit skeptical about meeting someone online, texting back and forth, finally arranging a meet, and having it develop into a committed lifelong relationship.—Robert Kirby
see also meet and greet, swap meet
Robert Kirby
archaic & dialectal British
: precisely adapted to a particular situation, need, or circumstance : very proper
… their ghosts … haunt the fires by which sit armed men, as is meet for the spirits of fearless warriors who died in battle.—Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
meetly
adverb
Examples of meet in a Sentence
Verb
He met his wife at work.
We met each other in college.
Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?
I'd like you to meet my good friend Bob.
The couple met at a dance.
Have we met? You look familiar.
They met for drinks after work.
We arranged to meet for lunch.
Let's meet at the park.
They meet together every week.
Noun
a swim meet
Adjective
in this case, splitting the winnings of the contested lottery ticket seems like a meet solution
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Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Japanese government officials have met with their U.S. counterparts seven times since Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's initial meeting with Trump at the White House in February, the Japanese government official said.
—ABC News, 14 July 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
The junior broke the state record in the 200-meter and was the meet of Champions winner in the 200-meter and 100-meter.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
al, 1 Apr. 2021
Yet the story unfolds in fits and starts, jumping forward to get to the most fertile comedic territory while montage-ing its way through the central relationship after its meet-cute origins.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
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Verb
As Southeast Asian foreign ministers met in Kuala Lumpur on July 10-11, U.S tariff issues hovered over them like a menace.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Japanese government officials have met with their U.S. counterparts seven times since Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's initial meeting with Trump at the White House in February, the Japanese government official said.
—ABC News, 14 July 2025
Noun
Elsewhere at the meet, Mondo Duplantis comfortably won the men’s pole vault but failed to raise his own world record, hitting the bar on all three of his attempts to clear 6.29m.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
The junior broke the state record in the 200-meter and was the meet of Champions winner in the 200-meter and 100-meter.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Adjective
During her sophomore year at St. Michael, Sarah Kate heard about an adaptive swim meet in Georgia and again asked her parents about participating and was authorized to take part in the pre-meet clinic.
—al, 1 Apr. 2021
Yet the story unfolds in fits and starts, jumping forward to get to the most fertile comedic territory while montage-ing its way through the central relationship after its meet-cute origins.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
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“Meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meet. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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meet
1 of 3 verb
met
ˈmet
; meeting
; meeting
1
: to come by chance into the presence of : encounter
met an old friend
2
a
: to approach from the opposite direction
when you meet another car, keep to the right
b
: to touch and join or cross
a fork where two roads meet
3
: to go where a person or thing is or will be
agreed to meet me at school
4
a
: to become acquainted
the couple met at a dance
b
: to make the acquaintance of
met interesting people there
5
a
: to come together as opponents
the teams met in the finals
b
: to struggle against : oppose
was chosen to meet the champion
6
: match entry 2 sense 4a
tries to meet the competitor's price
7
: endure sense 2
meet defeat bravely
8
: to come together : assemble
meet for discussion
9
: to become noticed by
sounds that meet the ears
meet
2 of 3 noun
: a meeting for sports competition
a track meet
Etymology
Verb
Old English mētan "to meet"
Adjective
Old English gemǣte "proper"
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