transitive verb
1 a : to come by accident into the presence of : fall in with : come upon : FIND <met> b : to come near or in touch with by approach from another direction <the> c : to come into contact or conjunction with : JOIN <there> d : to present a sense impression to : impinge on : CATCH <a> <a>
2 : to collide with : encounter as antagonist or foe : fight, cope, or grapple with : OPPOSE <met>
3 : to join (a person) in conversation, discussion, or social or business intercourse : enter into conference, argument, or personal dealings with
4 : to conform to the wishes or opinions of <expressed>
5 : to discharge or pay fully : SATISFY, SETTLE <could> <did>
6 : to contend successfully with : cope with : MATCH <true> <refiners> <this>
7 : to provide for : FILL, FULFILL <natural> <public> <studied>
8 : to be introduced to or made acquainted with <an>
intransitive verb
1 a : to come together usually from different directions : come face to face <it> b : to hold a session : convene for worship, business, or other purpose : ASSEMBLE, CONGREGATE <the>
2 : to join as contestants, opponents, or enemies <the>
3 : to form a junction or confluence : follow or enter an identical course <at>
4 : to occur or appear together : UNITE <many>
synonyms FACE, ENCOUNTER, CONFRONT: meet, in the basic sense pertinent here, usually implies no more than to come into the presence or company of whether by chance or design <meet> <the> <as> <arrange> CONFRONT and FACE both imply a direct, usually square, meeting in opposition. CONFRONT stresses the unavoidable, face-to-face nature of the meeting <the> <the> <stared> often, when the subject is personal, suggesting such a meeting resolutely entered into out of a determination to face a difficulty or settle a matter <one> <a> <confront> FACE emphasizes more the resoluteness, often courageousness, of the meeting as with something one might reasonably hesitate or dislike to meet <not> <the> <the> <the> <a> synonym see in addition SATISFY
- meet her : to use the rudder to check the swing of a ship's head in a turn
- meet one halfway : to make concessions to : compromise with <the>
- meet up with : to encounter by chance
- meet with 1 : to come upon : FIND 2 : to join in company with 3 : to be subjected to (fortune or vicissitude) : UNDERGO, EXPERIENCE 4 obsolete : to encounter as an enemy : grapple or cope with : OPPOSE 