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Textual thesaurus for "meet"

(adj) fitting

being precisely fitting and right

it is only meet that she should be seated first


(noun) sports meeting

a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held


(verb) take on, encounter, play

contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

Princeton plays Yale this weekend; Charlie likes to play Mary


(verb) satisfy, fill, fulfil, fulfill

fill or meet a want or need


(verb) touch, adjoin, contact

be in direct physical contact with; make contact

The two buildings touch; Their hands touched; The wire must not contact the metal cover; The surfaces contact at this point


(verb) run across, run into, see, come across, encounter

come together

I'll probably see you at the meeting; How nice to see you again!


(verb) suffer

undergo or suffer

meet a violent death; suffer a terrible fate


(verb) assemble, gather, foregather, forgather

collect in one place

We assembled in the church basement; Let's gather in the dining room


(verb) get together

get together socially or for a specific purpose


(verb) match, cope with

satisfy or fulfill

meet a need; this job doesn't match my dreams


(verb) conform to, fit

satisfy a condition or restriction

Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?


(verb) converge

be adjacent or come together

The lines converge at this point


(verb) encounter, receive

experience as a reaction

My proposal met with much opposition