noun.
In geometry: The straight line common to two planes.
noun.
A point which is on each of two straights: also called their cross.
noun.
A meeting of huntsmen for fox-hunting or coursing, or of bicyclists for a ride; also, the company so met.
noun.
The place appointed for such a meeting; the rendezvous.
To come into the same place with (another person or thing); come into the presence of; of persons, come face to face with.
To come up to from a different direction; join by going toward; come to by approaching from the opposite direction, as distinguished from overtake: as, to meet a person in the road.
To come into physical contact with; join by touching or uniting with; be or become contiguous to.
To come upon; encounter; attain to; reach the perception, possession, or experience of: as, to meet one's fate calmly; his conduct meets the approbation of the public; you will meet your reward.
To come into collision with; encounter with force or opposition; come or move against: as, to meet the enemy in battle.
To come into conformity to; be or act in agreement with: as, conduct that meets one's expectations.
To discharge; satisfy: as, to meet a note at maturity.
To answer; refute: as, to meet an opponent's objections.
Synonyms To light or happen upon.
To comply with, fulfil.
To come together; come face to face; join company, assemble, or congregate.
To come together in opposition or in contention, as in fight, competition, or play.
To come into contact; form a junction; unite; be contiguous or coalesce.
To combine.
To come together exactly; agree; square or balance, as accounts.
To light on; find; come to: often said of an unexpected event.
We met with many things worthy of observation.
To suffer; be exposed to; experience.
To obviate. [A Latinism.]
To counteract; oppose.