āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to meet
01
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to come together as previously scheduled for social interaction or a prearranged purpose
Intransitive: to meet somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She suggested meeting at the library to study together.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.1
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to go a designated place and await the arrival of a specific person or thing
Transitive: to meet sb somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Can you meet me at the bus stop after work?
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§?
1.2
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to gather or assemble formally for a meeting or discussion
Intransitive: to meet | to meet point in time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The board of directors will meet next week to review the financial reports.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇāĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to see and talk to someone for the first time, typically when getting introduced or becoming acquainted
Transitive: to meet sb
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They met for the first time at a mutual friend's party.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
to unexpectedly encounter someone and engage in conversation with them
Transitive: to meet sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We met by chance at the park and struck up a fascinating conversation.
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
04
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to come close to someone or something while passing by
Transitive: to meet sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As I walked down the street, I met a friendly dog.
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
05
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to successfully accomplish or fulfill a task, goal, or requirement as expected or necessary
Transitive: to meet a goal or requirement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team collaborated effectively to meet the project deadline.
āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be subjected to or challenged by a certain fate, circumstance, attitude, etc.
Transitive: to meet a fate or circumstance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company met financial difficulties last year.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤
to receive a particular reaction or get a specific result
Transitive: to meet sth with a reaction
Intransitive: to meet with a reaction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His idea was met with skepticism from his peers.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
08
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to confront or address something directly and head-on
Transitive: to meet a situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
When confronted with criticism, he chose to meet it with constructive responses.
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛ā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
09
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to engage in a game, fight, etc. with an opponent, particularly in a sports competition
Intransitive
Transitive: to meet an opponent
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The two boxers will meet in the ring tonight.
āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻž āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
10
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to come into contact with or to join together
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The gears in the machine need to meet precisely for it to function smoothly.
āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
11
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to become perceptible by the senses, such as sight or hearing
Transitive: to meet the senses
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As they entered the forest, a mysterious rustling met their ears.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĨ¤
12
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to cover a cost or pay for something, typically a financial obligations or expenses
Transitive: to meet a cost
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bill for the dinner will be met by the host.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
01
āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§, āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ
a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
01
āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤, āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻĨ
being precisely fitting and right
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
meeter
meeting
meet
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
