meet
meet
/miːt/
by chance
Maybe we'll meet again some time.
meet somebody Did you meet anyone in town?
I've never met anyone like her.
A year or so later I happened to meet him again.
I hope we'll meet again soon.
Collocations
adverb
verb + meet
arrange to
preposition
at
for
with
phrases
look forward to meeting somebody
nice to meet you
pleased to meet you…
by arrangement
The committee meets on Fridays.
meet somebody The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks.
meet with somebody The President met with senior White House aides.
The evening gave collectors the opportunity to meet with leading art dealers.
meet to do something They met to discuss the project while both were in Paris.
The town needs a space where young people can meet.
meet for something Let's meet for a drink after work.
meet somebody We're meeting them outside the theatre at 7.
meet somebody for something I met a friend for a walk round the lake.
4 transitive to go to a place and wait there for a particular person or thing to arrive meet somebody/something Will you meet me at the airport?
The hotel bus meets all incoming flights.
meet somebody off something I met him off the train.
for the first time
I don't think we've met.
meet somebody Where did you first meet your husband?
(especially British English) Pleased to meet you (= when you first meet somebody).
Nice meeting you (= when you leave somebody after meeting them for the first time).
There's someone I want you to meet.
Have you met Miranda?
I love meeting people.
When these two finally met, the connection was electric.
the place where they had first met
an interactive site where people can meet online
Jasper Johns worked at various jobs before meeting Rauschenberg in 1954.
satisfy
6 transitive meet something to do or satisfy what is needed or what somebody asks for SYNONYM fulfil
How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups?
The airport must be expanded to meet demand.
He had failed to meet his performance targets.
to meet a challenge/goal
The oil industry is working to meet clean air requirements.
Patients were included in the study if they met the following criteria.
50% of the candidates failed to meet the standard required.
Until these conditions are met, we cannot proceed with the sale.
I can't possibly meet that deadline.
Collocations
adverb
verb + meet
be able to
can
be unable to…
in contest
Smith and Jones met in last year's final.
meet somebody Smith met Jones in last year's final.
experience something
8 transitive meet something to experience something, often something unpleasant Others have met similar problems.
How she met her death will probably never be known.
They were determined to meet the challenge head-on.
9 be met by something (also meet with something) to be received or treated by somebody in a particular way
The announcement was met by loud boos from fans.
touch/join
The curtains don't meet in the middle.
meet something That's where the river meets the sea.
His hand met hers.
pay
The cost will be met by the company.
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
meet
/miːt/
1 (especially North American English) a sports competition
a track meet
Collocations
adjective
verb + meet
meet + noun
preposition
at a/the meet
2 (British English) an event at which horse riders and dogs meet to go hunting. Fox hunting with dogs is now illegal in the UK but people still ride out with dogs following a scent trail, without an actual fox.
Word Origin
Old English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.