English dictionary
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English adjective: meet | |||
| 1. | meet being precisely fitting and right | ||
| Samples | It is only meet that she should be seated first. | ||
| Synonyms | fitting | ||
| Similar | just | ||
| Antonyms | unjust | ||
English noun: meet | |||
| 1. | meet (event) a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held | ||
| Synonyms | sports meeting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gymkhana, race meeting, regatta, swim meet, swimming meet, track meet | ||
| Part holonym | track and field | ||
English verb: meet | |||
| 1. | meet (motion) come together | ||
| Samples | I'll probably see you at the meeting. How nice to see you again!. | ||
| Synonyms | come across, encounter, run across, run into, see | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cross, intersect | ||
| Verb group | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
| 2. | meet (social) get together socially or for a specific purpose | ||
| Synonyms | get together | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call, call in, celebrate, fete, pick up, rendezvous, reunite, visit | ||
| 3. | meet (stative) be adjacent or come together | ||
| Samples | The lines converge at this point. | ||
| Synonyms | converge | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breast | ||
| Verb group | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Antonyms | diverge, diverge | ||
| 4. | meet (consumption) fill or meet a want or need | ||
| Synonyms | fill, fulfil, fulfill, satisfy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cater, ply, provide, supply | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allay, answer, appease, assuage, feed on, feed upon, quell, quench, slake, stay | ||
| 5. | meet (stative) satisfy a condition or restriction | ||
| Samples | Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?. | ||
| Synonyms | conform to, fit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accommodate, behoove, behove, coordinate, fill the bill, fit, fit the bill, fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy, suit | ||
| 6. | meet (social) satisfy or fulfill | ||
| Samples | Meet a need. This job doesn't match my dreams. | ||
| Synonyms | cope with, match | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | ||
| 7. | meet (social) collect in one place | ||
| Samples | We assembled in the church basement. Let's gather in the dining room. | ||
| Examples | The crowds meet in the streets | ||
| Synonyms | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aggroup, caucus, club, clump, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, converge, crowd, crowd together, flock, fort, fort up, group, hive, meet, turn out | ||
| Verb group | come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see | ||
| 8. | meet (social) get to know; get acquainted with | ||
| Samples | I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!. We met in Singapore. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue meet, Sam cannot meet Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| 9. | meet (motion) meet by design; be present at the arrival of | ||
| Samples | Can you meet me at the train station?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | meet up with | ||
| 10. | meet (competition) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | ||
| Samples | Princeton plays Yale this weekend. Charlie likes to play Mary. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue meet, Sam cannot meet Sue | ||
| Synonyms | encounter, play, take on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | confront, face, replay | ||
| Entail | compete, contend, vie | ||
| Verb group | play, play, play, play | ||
| 11. | meet (stative) experience as a reaction | ||
| Samples | My proposal met with much opposition. | ||
| Synonyms | encounter, receive | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, have | ||
| 12. | meet (perception) undergo or suffer | ||
| Samples | Meet a violent death. Suffer a terrible fate. | ||
| Synonyms | suffer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, go through, see | ||
| 13. | meet (contact) be in direct physical contact with; make contact | ||
| Samples | The two buildings touch. Their hands touched. The wire must not contact the metal cover. The surfaces contact at this point. | ||
| Examples | Our properties meet at this point, His fields meet mine at this point | ||
| Synonyms | adjoin, contact, touch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abut, adhere, adjoin, attach, border, border, butt, butt against, butt on, chafe, cleave, cling, cohere, cover, edge, environ, fray, fret, hug, lean against, lean on, march, rest on, ring, rub, scratch, skirt, spread over, stick, surround | ||
| Verb group | converge, meet | ||
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