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Definition of Meet

Meet

  1. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.
  2. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents.
  3. To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.
  4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate.
  5. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand.
  6. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle.
  7. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
  8. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
  9. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.
  10. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.
  11. Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
  12. Meetly.

Meet Quotations

Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.
Sai Baba

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
Mother Teresa

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
Abraham Lincoln

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Meet Translations

meet in Afrikaans is ontmoet, oplaai, sien, saamgaan
meet in Dutch is samenkomen, bijeenkomen, vergaderen
meet in Finnish is tavata
meet in German is treffen, entsprechen, treffen, begegnen
meet in Italian is incontrare
meet in Spanish is quedar, encontrar

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