meet

/miːt/

verb

  1. to come together with someone, either by arrangement or by chance

    A1

    transitive or intransitive; irregular: meet, met, met

    • "I met my teacher in the library."A2
    • "We met at the station by chance."B1
    • "The two leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss the plan."B1

  2. to be introduced to someone for the first time

    A1

    transitive; irregular: meet, met, met

    • "Nice to meet you."A1
    • "I'd like you to meet my sister."A1
    • "They first met while working on a research project."B2

  3. to satisfy a requirement, standard, need, or expectation

    B1

    transitive; irregular: meet, met, met

    • "The product meets all safety standards."B1
    • "We must meet the deadline by Friday."B2
    • "The company struggled to meet its environmental targets."C1

noun

  1. a meeting or sports event where people gather, especially a competition involving races

    B1

    countableespecially US

    • "She won two races at the track meet."B1
    • "Our school is holding a swimming meet on Saturday."B1
    • "The annual meet attracts athletes from across the region."C1

Collocations

meet a deadlinemeet expectationsmeet the requirementsmeet a challengemeet someone halfwaynice to meet youmeet upmeet someone for the first time

Word family

meetingmeetup