Noun
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a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
- sports meeting
Verb
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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"
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undergo or suffer
"meet a violent death"
"suffer a terrible fate"
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experience as a reaction
"My proposal met with much opposition"
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contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"
"Charlie likes to play Mary"
- take on -
meet by design
be present at the arrival of
"Can you meet me at the train station?"
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get to know
get acquainted with
"I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"
"we met in Singapore"
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collect in one place
"We assembled in the church basement"
"Let's gather in the dining room"
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satisfy or fulfill
"meet a need"
"this job doesn't match my dreams"
- cope with -
satisfy a condition or restriction
"Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
- conform to -
fill or meet a want or need
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be adjacent or come together
"The lines converge at this point"
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get together socially or for a specific purpose
- get together -
come together
"I'll probably see you at the meeting"
"How nice to see you again!"
- run into - run across - come across
Adjective
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being precisely fitting and right
"it is only meet that she should be seated first"