n.

1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held;
   sports meeting

v.

1. come together;
   run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
   
   • I'll probably see you at the meeting
   • How nice to see you again!
2. get together socially or for a specific purpose;
   get together
3. be adjacent or come together;
   converge
   
   • The lines converge at this point
4. fill or meet a want or need;
   satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
5. satisfy a condition or restriction;
   fit, conform to
   
   • Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?
6. satisfy or fulfill;
   match, cope with
   
   • meet a need
   • this job doesn't match my dreams
7. get to know; get acquainted with
   
   • I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
   • we met in Singapore
8. collect in one place;
   gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
   
   • We assembled in the church basement
   • Let's gather in the dining room
9. meet by design; be present at the arrival of
   
   • Can you meet me at the train station?
10. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
    encounter, play, take on
    
    • Princeton plays Yale this weekend
    • Charlie likes to play Mary
11. experience as a reaction;
    encounter, receive
    
    • My proposal met with much opposition
12. undergo or suffer;
    suffer
    
    • meet a violent death
    • suffer a terrible fate
13. be in direct physical contact with; make contact;
    touch, adjoin, contact
    
    • The two buildings touch
    • Their hands touched
    • The wire must not contact the metal cover
    • The surfaces contact at this point

adj.

1. being precisely fitting and right;
   fitting
   
   • it is only meet that she should be seated first