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Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Met} (m[e^]t); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Meeting}.] [OE. meten, AS. m[=e]tan, fr. m[=o]t,
gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS. m[=o]tian to meet, Icel.
maeta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See {Moot}, v. t.]
1. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact
with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon
or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact
by following and overtaking.
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2. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to
encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated
them; the ship met opposing winds and currents.
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3. To come into the presence of without contact; to come
close to; to intercept; to come within the perception,
influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a
junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to
meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.
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His daughter came out to meet him. --Judg. xi.
34.
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4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal
acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye
met a horrid sight; he met his fate.
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Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,
Which meets contempt, or which compassion first.
--Pope.
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5. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to
satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the
supply meets the demand.
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{To meet half way}, literally, to go half the distance
between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to
yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect
a compromise or reconciliation with.
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Meet \Meet\, v. t.
1. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in
contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite
directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in
close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines
meet so as to form an angle.
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O, when meet now
Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !
--Milton.
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2. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an
encounter or conflict.
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Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.
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3. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on
the first Monday of December.
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They . . . appointed a day to meet together. --2.
Macc. xiv. 21.
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4. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree;
to harmonize; to unite.
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{To meet with}.
(a) To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the
sense of unexpectedness.
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We met with many things worthy of observation.
--Bacon.
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(b) To join; to unite in company. --Shak.
(c) To suffer unexpectedly; as, to meet with a fall; to
meet with a loss.
(d) To encounter; to be subjected to.
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Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury
From the fierce prince. --Rowe.
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(e) To obviate. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Meet \Meet\, n.
An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for
the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of
meeting.
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Meet \Meet\, a. [OE. mete fitting, moderate, scanty, AS.
m[=ae]te moderate; akin to gemet fit, meet, metan to mete,
and G. m[aum]ssig moderate, gem[aum]ss fitting. See {Mete}.]
Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
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It was meet that we should make merry. --Luke xv. 32.
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{To be meet with}, to be even with; to be equal to. [Obs.]
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Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), adv.
Meetly. [Obs.] --Shak.
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