meet
/mi:t/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb:
- To come into the presence or company of (someone) by chance or arrangement: "meet" often refers to encountering someone, either planned or unplanned.
- To come together or converge at a point: "meet" can describe things or people gathering or joining in one place.
- To fulfill or satisfy (a requirement, need, or condition): "meet" means to be adequate or sufficient for a particular demand or standard.
- To experience or encounter (something, often a situation or reaction): "meet" can mean to face or undergo a particular event or response.
Noun:
- An organized event, especially for sports competitions: A "meet" is a gathering where contests, particularly athletic ones, are held.
Adjective (archaic):
- Suitable or proper: "meet" describes something that is fitting or appropriate.
Examples of Usage
Verb:
- I will meet my friend for coffee tomorrow. (Arranged encounter)
- The two rivers meet near the old bridge. (Convergence)
- This product meets all safety standards. (Fulfills a requirement)
- His proposal met with strong opposition from the committee. (Encountered a reaction)
Noun:
- She won three gold medals at the track meet.
Adjective:
- It is meet and right to give thanks. (This usage is now rare and formal/archaic.)
Advanced Usage
"to meet one's end/death": to die.
- The legendary explorer met his end in the frozen wilderness.
"to meet the eye/ear": to be visible or audible.
- More was happening than met the eye.
"to meet someone halfway": to compromise with someone.
- To reach an agreement, both sides need to meet each other halfway.
Variants and Related Words
Meeting (n): An event where people gather to discuss things.
- We have a staff meeting at 10 AM.
Met (v): The simple past and past participle form of "meet".
- We met for the first time in Paris.
Synonyms
- Encounter: To come across or meet, especially unexpectedly.
- Fulfill: To satisfy or meet (a requirement).
- Convene: To come together for a meeting.
- Assemble: To gather together in one place.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Meet up: To come together with someone, often informally.
- Let's meet up after work for a drink.
Meet with:
- To have a formal meeting with someone.
- The CEO will meet with the investors.
- To experience a particular reaction or result.
- The plan met with widespread approval.
Related Idioms
Make ends meet: To have just enough money to pay for one's basic needs.
- With the rising cost of living, it's hard to make ends meet.
Meet your match: To encounter someone who is equal or superior to you in skill or strength.
- The chess champion finally met his match in the young prodigy.
Adjective
- being precisely fitting and right
- it is only meet that she should be seated first
Noun
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
Verb
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- The two buildings touch
- Their hands touched
- The wire must not contact the metal cover
- The surfaces contact at this point
- undergo or suffer
- meet a violent death
- suffer a terrible fate
- experience as a reaction
- My proposal met with much opposition
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
- Charlie likes to play Mary
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
- Can you meet me at the train station?
- get to know; get acquainted with
- I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
- we met in Singapore
- collect in one place
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
- satisfy or fulfill
- meet a need
- this job doesn't match my dreams
- satisfy a condition or restriction
- Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?
- fill or meet a want or need
- be adjacent or come together
- The lines converge at this point
- get together socially or for a specific purpose
- come together
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!