American English pronunciation

How to pronounce met

IPA transcription: ['mɛt]

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Verb

  • come together

    “I'll probably see you at the meeting”

    “How nice to see you again!”

  • fill or meet a want or need

  • get together socially or for a specific purpose

  • collect in one place

    “We assembled in the church basement”

    “Let's gather in the dining room”

  • be adjacent or come together

    “The lines converge at this point”

  • satisfy a condition or restriction

    “Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?”

  • satisfy or fulfill

    “meet a need”

    “this job doesn't match my dreams”

  • get to know; get acquainted with

    “I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!”

    “we met in Singapore”

  • meet by design; be present at the arrival of

    “Can you meet me at the train station?”

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

    “Princeton plays Yale this weekend”

    “Charlie likes to play Mary”

  • experience as a reaction

    “My proposal met with much opposition”

  • 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”

  • undergo or suffer

    “meet a violent death”

    “suffer a terrible fate”

Usage examples

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