meet
/mit/
verb
- To come into the presence of someone by chance or arrangement.
- We met our new neighbors at the park yesterday.
- I will meet you at the coffee shop after work.
- She hopes to meet her favorite author at the book signing.
- To be introduced to someone for the first time.
- They met at a wedding and became fast friends.
- It's a pleasure to meet you, Professor.
- Have you met my cousin, Lisa?
- To satisfy or fulfill a requirement, need, or condition.
- She worked hard to meet the project deadline.
- This software meets all our security requirements.
- The hotel did not meet our expectations for cleanliness.
- To come together at a point; to touch or join.
- Our eyes met across the crowded room.
- The two rivers meet just south of the city.
- The edges of the fabric meet at the seam.
- To experience or encounter something, especially something unpleasant.
- The hikers met with a sudden storm on the mountain.
- His proposal met with strong opposition from the board.
- She met defeat with grace and determination.
noun
- An event where people gather for a sports competition, especially in track and field or swimming.
- Our school is hosting a swim meet this Saturday.
- She won three gold medals at the track meet.
- The annual gymnastics meet drew athletes from five states.
- A gathering of people for a specific purpose, especially hunting with hounds.
- The local hunt club holds a meet every Sunday.
- All riders were asked to arrive at the meet by 6 AM.
- The fox hunt meet began at dawn in the countryside.
adjective
- Proper, suitable, or fitting (archaic or formal in modern use).
- Such behavior is not meet for a person of your position.
- They decided it was meet to give thanks before the meal.
- It is meet that we honor our veterans on this day.