met Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb come together
    see; come across; run into; meet; run across; encounter.
    • I'll probably see you at the meeting
    • How nice to see you again!
  2. verb get together socially or for a specific purpose
    meet; get together.
  3. verb be adjacent or come together
    meet; converge.
    • The lines converge at this point
  4. verb fill or meet a want or need
    satisfy; meet; fulfill; fulfil; fill.
  5. verb satisfy a condition or restriction
    meet; conform to; fit.
    • Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?
  6. verb satisfy or fulfill
    meet; cope with; match.
    • meet a need
    • this job doesn't match my dreams
  7. verb collect in one place
    assemble; meet; gather; forgather; foregather.
    • We assembled in the church basement
    • Let's gather in the dining room
  8. verb get to know; get acquainted with
    meet.
    • I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
    • we met in Singapore
  9. verb meet by design; be present at the arrival of
    meet.
    • Can you meet me at the train station?
  10. verb contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
    take on; meet; play; encounter.
    • Princeton plays Yale this weekend
    • Charlie likes to play Mary
  11. verb experience as a reaction
    receive; meet; encounter.
    • My proposal met with much opposition
  12. verb undergo or suffer
    meet; suffer.
    • meet a violent death
    • suffer a terrible fate
  13. verb be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    touch; meet; contact; adjoin.
    • The two buildings touch
    • Their hands touched
    • The wire must not contact the metal cover
    • The surfaces contact at this point

WordNet


Met imperfect & past participle
Definitions
  1. of Meet.
Met obsolete imperfect & past participle
Definitions
  1. of Mete, to measure. Chapman.
Met obsolete past participle
Definitions
  1. of Mete, to dream. Chaucer.

Webster 1913