Meet vs. Met
Difference Between Meet and Met
Meetverb
To come into the presence of by chance or arrangement
I was surprised to meet an old friend in the park. I met a friend for coffee.Metverb
Past tense and past participle of meet1.
Meetverb
To come into the company of
I met my colleagues for a meeting.Metverb
(obsolete) To dream.
Meetverb
To be introduced to; make the acquaintance of
Have you met my wife?.Meetverb
To come together or confront in opposition
The rival teams meet next week.Meetverb
To be present at the arrival of
met the train.Meetverb
To come into conjunction with; join or touch
where the road meets the highway.Meetverb
To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of
The firm has done its best to meet us on that point.Meetverb
To come to the notice of (the senses)
There is more here than meets the eye.Meetverb
To experience or undergo
He met his fate with courage. The project has met a setback.Meetverb
To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill
meet all the conditions in the contract.Meetverb
To deal or contend with effectively
We can meet each problem as it arises.Meetverb
To pay; settle
enough money to meet expenses.Meetverb
To come together
Didn't recognize him when we met. Where should we meet for lunch?.Meetverb
To come into conjunction; be joined
The two pipes meet in the corner.Meetverb
To come together as opponents; contend
The team met with its rival.Meetverb
To become introduced
Where did the two of you meet?.Meetverb
To assemble
Protesters met in the square.Meetverb
To occur together, especially in one person or entity
Suspense and intrigue meet in this new movie.Meetnoun
A meeting or contest, especially an athletic competition.
Meetadjective
Fitting; proper
"It seems not meet, nor wholesome to my place" (Shakespeare).Meetverb
Of individuals: to make personal contact.
Meetverb
To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
Fancy meeting you here!Guess who I met at the supermarket today?Meetverb
To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.Shall we meet at 8 p.m in our favorite chatroom?Meetverb
To get acquainted with someone.
I'm pleased to meet you!I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine.I met my husband through a mutual friend at a party. It wasn't love at first sight; in fact, we couldn't stand each other at first!Meetverb
(Ireland) To French kiss someone.
Meetverb
Of groups: to gather or oppose.
Meetverb
To gather for a formal or social discussion.
I met with them several times.The government ministers met today to start the negotiations.Meetverb
To come together in conflict.
Meetverb
(sports) To play a match.
England and Holland will meet in the final.Meetverb
To make physical or perceptual contact.
Meetverb
To converge and finally touch or intersect.
The two streets meet at a crossroad half a mile away.Meetverb
To touch or hit something while moving.
The right wing of the car met the column in the garage, leaving a dent.Meetverb
To adjoin, be physically touching.
The carpet meets the wall at this side of the room.The forest meets the sea along this part of the coast.Meetverb
To satisfy; to comply with.
This proposal meets my requirements.The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.Meetverb
To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
The eye met a horrid sight.He met his fate.Meetnoun
A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming (a swim meet).
Meetnoun
A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
Meetnoun
(rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
Meetnoun
A meeting.
OK, let's arrange a meet with Tyler and ask him.Meetnoun
(algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
Meetnoun
(Irish) An act of French kissing someone.
Meetadjective
(archaic) Suitable; right; proper.
Meetnoun
a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
Meetverb
come together;
I'll probably see you at the meetingHow nice to see you again!Meetverb
get together socially or for a specific purpose
Meetverb
be adjacent or come together;
The lines converge at this pointMeetverb
fill or meet a want or need
Meetverb
satisfy a condition or restriction;
Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?Meetverb
satisfy or fulfill;
meet a needthis job doesn't match my dreamsMeetverb
get to know; get acquainted with;
I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!we met in SingaporeMeetverb
collect in one place;
We assembled in the church basementLet's gather in the dining roomMeetverb
meet by design; be present at the arrival of;
Can you meet me at the train station?Meetverb
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
Princeton plays Yale this weekendCharlie likes to play MaryMeetverb
experience as a reaction;
My proposal met with much oppositionMeetverb
undergo or suffer;
meet a violent deathsuffer a terrible fateMeetverb
be in direct physical contact with; make contact;
The two buildings touchTheir hands touchedThe wire must not contact the metal coverThe surfaces contact at this pointMeetadjective
being precisely fitting and right;
it is only meet that she should be seated first
