verb / noun

meet

MEET/miːt/

To come into contact at a shared place.

The pedestrians meet on the path and greet each other with a handshake.

Two pedestrians approaching from opposite directions stop face-to-face and greet one another with a handshake, visibly coming together on a simple path.

Etymology

meetOld Englishto find, encounter, come together with

Old English metan already included encountering people and coming into the same place with them. Modern meet preserves that coming-together sense, whether accidental or arranged.

In context

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come and meet the people that have actually are you know the people who have come to our town seek and safety come and meet them in person

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More examples

I met our new neighbor at the mailbox.
The two trails meet just beyond the bridge.
She competes in her first swim meet this weekend.
Their proposal met with strong opposition.

Forms

meet · meets · met · meeting

meeting noun — An occasion when people come together.

Similar words

encounter: Often suggests an unexpected meeting or a difficult situation.
join: Emphasizes becoming connected rather than merely coming into contact.
gather: Emphasizes people assembling as a group in one place.