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   Meet

   /mēt/

   

   verb

   • 1. come into the presence or company of (someone) by chance or arrangement: "a week later I met him in the street" Similar encountermeet up withcome face to face withmake contact withrun into/acrosscome across/uponchance onhappen onlight onstumble across/oninformal:bump intoOpposite avoid
   • ▪ make the acquaintance of (someone) for the first time: "she took Paul to meet her parents" Similar get to knowbe introduced tomake the acquaintance of
   • ▪ (of a group of people) assemble for a particular purpose: "the committee meets once a week" Similar gatherassemblecome togetherget togethercongregateconvenemusterrallyrare:foregatherOpposite disperse
   • ▪ go to a place and wait there for (a person or their means of transport) to arrive: "I offered to meet their train" Similar encountermeet up withcome face to face withmake contact withrun into/acrosscome across/uponchance onhappen onlight onstumble across/oninformal:bump intoOpposite avoid
   • ▪ play or oppose in a contest: "in the final match, the U.S. will meet Brazil"
   • ▪ encounter or be faced with (a particular fate, situation, attitude, or reaction): "he met his death in 1946" Similar faceencounterundergoexperiencego throughbearsufferendure
   • 2. touch or join: "icebergs are created when glaciers meet the sea" Similar come togetherconvergeconnecttouchlink upreachabutbuttadjoinjoinuniteintersectcrossOpposite separate
   • 3. fulfill or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition): "this policy is doing nothing to meet the needs of women" Similar fulfillsatisfyfillmeasure up tomatch (up to)conform tocome up toperformcomply withanswer
   • ▪ pay (a financial claim or obligation): "all your household expenses will still have to be met" Similar paysettleclearhonorliquidatesatisfydischargepay offsquareaccount for

   noun

   • 1. an organized event at which a number of races or other sporting contests are held: "a swim meet"

   Word Origin Old Englishmētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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