English dictionary
meet
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- being precisely fitting and right
noun
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
verb
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
verb
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
verb
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
verb
- come together
verb
- undergo or suffer
verb
- collect in one place
verb
- get together socially or for a specific purpose
verb
- get to know; get acquainted with
verb
- be adjacent or come together
verb
- experience as a reaction
Example sentences
it is only meet that she should be seated first
Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary
does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?
This job doesn't match my dreams
meet a need
The two buildings touch
Their hands touched
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point
Can you meet me at the train station?
I'll probably see you at the meeting
How nice to see you again!
meet a violent death
suffer a terrible fate
We assembled in the church basement
Let's gather in the dining room
I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
we met in Singapore
The lines converge at this point
My proposal met with much opposition