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| 1. | [ verb ] come together | |
| Synonyms: | see encounter ran_into run_across come_across foregather forgather | |
| Examples: | "I'll probably see you at the meeting" "How nice to see you again!" |
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| Related terms: | intersect encounter | |
| 2. | [ verb ] get together socially or for a specific purpose | |
| Synonyms: | get_together | |
| Related terms: | visit celebrate reune pick_up rendezvous meeting meeting | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be adjacent or come together | |
| Synonyms: | converge | |
| Examples: | "The lines converge at this point" |
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| Related terms: | diverge diverge breast touch convergence | |
| 4. | [ verb ] fill or meet a want or need | |
| Synonyms: | satisfy fill fulfill fulfil | |
| Related terms: | provide feed_on quench quell answer fulfillment satisfier satisfaction | |
| 5. | [ verb ] satisfy a condition or restriction | |
| Synonyms: | fit conform_to | |
| Examples: | "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
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| Related terms: | match suit satisfy coordinate behoove fill_the_bill | |
| 6. | [ verb ] satisfy or fulfill | |
| Synonyms: | cope_with match | |
| Examples: | "meet a need" "this job doesn't match my dreams" |
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| Related terms: | cope | |
| 7. | [ verb ] collect in one place | |
| Synonyms: | assemble gather foregather forgather | |
| Examples: | "We assembled in the church basement" "Let's gather in the dining room" |
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| Related terms: | interact gather cluster fort convene crowd caucus group hive club turn_out converge meeting gathering assembly | |
| 8. | [ verb ] get to know; get acquainted with | |
| Examples: | "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!" "we met in Singapore" |
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| 9. | [ verb ] meet by design; be present at the arrival of | |
| Examples: | "Can you meet me at the train station?" |
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| Related terms: | meet_up_with | |
| 10. | [ verb ] contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | |
| Synonyms: | encounter take_on play | |
| Examples: | "Princeton plays Yale this weekend" "Charlie likes to play Mary" |
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| Related terms: | confront replay play play play play brush compete | |
| 11. | [ verb ] experience as a reaction | |
| Synonyms: | receive encounter | |
| Examples: | "My proposal met with much opposition" |
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| Related terms: | have | |
| 12. | [ verb ] get or come together | |
| Examples: | "the two lines meet here" |
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| Related terms: | join converge | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (sport) a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held | |
| Synonyms: | sports_meeting | |
| Related terms: | athletic_contest track_meet race_meeting regatta swimming_meet gymkhana track_and_field | |
| 14. | [ verb ] undergo or suffer | |
| Synonyms: | suffer | |
| Examples: | "meet a violent death" "suffer a terrible fate" |
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| Related terms: | experience | |
| 15. | [ verb ] be in direct physical contact with; make contact | |
| Synonyms: | touch contact adjoin | |
| Examples: | "The two buildings touch" "Their hands touched" "The wire must not contact the metal cover" "The surfaces contact at this point" |
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| Related terms: | cover cling rub lean_on surround attach border hug converge touch contact contact | |
| 16. | [ adjective ] being precisely fitting and right | |
| Synonyms: | fitting | |
| Examples: | "it is only meet that she should be seated first" |
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| Related terms: | just | |
| Similar spelling: |
meth mete Meta meat Mehta Medea meaty meade MEd meed Meda mead |
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