Synonyms of meet

Noun


1. meet, sports meeting, athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics

usage: a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

Verb


1. meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see

usage: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

2. meet, get together

usage: get together socially or for a specific purpose

3. converge, meet

usage: be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"

4. meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil, provide, supply, ply, cater

usage: fill or meet a want or need

5. meet, fit, conform to, match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree

usage: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

6. meet, match, cope with, cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

usage: satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"

7. meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather, interact

usage: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

8. meet

usage: get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"

9. meet, meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

usage: meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?"

10. meet, encounter, play, take on

usage: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

11. meet, encounter, receive, have, experience

usage: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

12. suffer, meet, experience, see, go through

usage: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"

13. touch, adjoin, meet, contact

usage: be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

Adjective


1. fitting, meet, just (vs. unjust)

usage: being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"

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Definition and meaning of meet (Dictionary)