meet
🇺🇸
/miːt/
🇬🇧
/miːt/
verb
A1
to see someone by chance and talk to them
I might meet an old friend when I go to the market.
A1
to come together to talk about something
The team will meet to plan the new project.
A1
to see someone you planned to see
Let's meet for coffee tomorrow morning.
A1
to wait for someone when they arrive
I will meet you at the bus stop after school.
A1
to see someone for the first time
It's nice to meet new people at parties.
B2
to do what is needed or asked for
The school must meet the needs of all students.
R
to play or fight against someone in a game
The two teams will meet in the championship game.
R
to experience something, often bad
He met with an accident on his way home.
R
to be received in a certain way
Her idea was met with excitement by everyone.
R
to touch or join something
The two roads meet at the town center.
R
to pay for something
The company will meet all travel expenses.
noun
R
a sports competition
The school track meet is next week.
R
an event where people ride horses with dogs for hunting
The hunt meet gathers every Saturday morning.
translation
to see someone by chance and talk to them; to come together to talk about something; to see someone you planned to see; to wait for someone when they arrive; to see someone for the first time; to do what is needed or asked for; to play or fight against someone in a game; to experience something, often bad; to be received in a certain way; to touch or join something; to pay for something
a sports competition; an event where people ride horses with dogs for hunting
Word Forms
Plural
meets
Progressive
meeting
Past
met
Perfect
met
3rd Present
meets