2 entries found for meet.
To select an entry, click on it. Entry Word: meet
Function: verb
Text: 1 to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face <we never once met another car on that lonely country road>
Synonyms chance (upon), encounter, happen (upon), stumble (upon)
Related Words accost, confront; face, greet, salute; collide (with), crash (into); crisscross, cross, pass; hit (upon), light (upon), tumble (to)
Phrases bump into
Near Antonyms avoid, elude, escape, evade, shun
2 to come together into one body or place <we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week> -- see ASSEMBLE 1
3 to come upon unexpectedly or by chance <met her future husband at a party> -- see HAPPEN ON OR UPON
4 to do what is required by the terms of <a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans> -- see FULFILL 1
5 to enter into contest or conflict with <the up and coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow> -- see ENGAGE 2
6 to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) <I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it> -- see EQUAL 1
7 to put up with (something painful or difficult) <trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job> -- see BEAR 2