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- pronunciation:
- mit
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- meet halfway, more than meets the eye
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
meets, meeting, met |
| definition 1: |
to come into contact with; encounter.
He happened to meet his boss at the post office on Saturday.- synonyms:
- encounter
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- bump into, come across, confront, cross, face, greet, happen upon, hit, run across
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| definition 2: |
to come into the company or presence of (someone) at a designated time and place.
I'll meet you at the bus station at noon.Our friends are going to meet us at the restaurant.
- synonyms:
- encounter, join
- antonyms:
- avoid, shun
- similar words:
- greet, receive, welcome
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| definition 3: |
to make the acquaintance of; be introduced to.
We met our son's English teacher at the school's open house last week.
- synonyms:
- greet
- similar words:
- acquaint with, welcome
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| definition 4: |
to fulfill (a need, demand or the like).
He meets all the requirements for the position.- synonyms:
- fulfill, satisfy
- similar words:
- abide by, comply with, gratify
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| definition 5: |
to come together with in collision or conflict.
The battalion met the enemy at dawn.- synonyms:
- confront, encounter
- similar words:
- affront, battle, engage, face, join
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| definition 6: |
to face or deal with directly.
He met death bravely.- synonyms:
- confront, face
- antonyms:
- avoid, shirk
- similar words:
- affront, brave, cope, encounter, face up to, front, grapple with, greet, tackle, wrestle with
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| related words: |
afford, contact, experience, fill, find, hail, run, stand, touch |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to come to one spot and see one another, by plan or chance.
Why don't we meet in the hotel lobby at six o'clock?My old boyfriend and I met by accident on the bus yesterday.- similar words:
- come across, confer, connect, consult, contact, convene, converge, encounter, gather, join, unite
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| definition 2: |
to have a meeting or discussion with another person or persons.
I met with the lawyer today to discuss the terms of the agreement.The principal met with the student's parents this morning. |
| definition 3: |
to assemble together, as for a meeting or other scheduled event.
The committee will meet next Tuesday.The chess club will not be meeting at its usual time next week.- synonyms:
- assemble, convene, gather
- similar words:
- caucus, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, congress, forgather, muster, rally
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| definition 4: |
to make the acquaintance of each other.
Her parents had met during college. |
| definition 5: |
to form a junction; converge.
The two roads meet as they near the center of town.- synonyms:
- converge, intersect
- antonyms:
- diverge, separate
- similar words:
- abut, adjoin, connect, cross, join
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| definition 6: |
to agree.
Their ideas met exactly.- synonyms:
- agree, concur
- similar words:
- accord, correspond
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| related words: |
bound, comply, huddle, occlude, touch, tryst |
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| phrase: |
meet halfway, more than meets the eye |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an assembly or gathering, often for athletic competition.
a track meet
- synonyms:
- competition
- similar words:
- assembly, contest, engagement, field day, game, match, race, tournament
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| related words: |
battle, bout, bowl, open, wrestle |
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Are you looking for the word meat (the flesh of animals)? Meet and meat sound alike but have different meanings.
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