Meet
- Meet
- Meet Meet, v. t.
1. 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.
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O, when meet now
Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !
--Milton.
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2. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an
encounter or conflict.
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Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.
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3. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on
the first Monday of December.
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They . . . appointed a day to meet together. --2.
Macc. xiv. 21.
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4. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree;
to harmonize; to unite.
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{To meet with}.
(a) To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the
sense of unexpectedness.
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We met with many things worthy of observation.
--Bacon.
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(b) To join; to unite in company. --Shak.
(c) To suffer unexpectedly; as, to meet with a fall; to
meet with a loss.
(d) To encounter; to be subjected to.
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Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury
From the fierce prince. --Rowe.
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(e) To obviate. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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Meet — Meet, a. [OE. mete fitting, moderate, scanty, AS. m[=ae]te moderate; akin to gemet fit, meet, metan to mete, and G. m[ a]ssig moderate, gem[ a]ss fitting. See {Mete}.] Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. [1913 Webster] It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Meet-up — Meet up. adj. (angl. to meet up, faire connaissance). Se dit d une soirée de réseautage social, centrée, pour les participants, sur un ou plusieurs centres d intérêt communs. La rencontre découle d une mise en relation électronique en amont,… … Wikipédia en Français
