(mēt) v. met, meet·ing v.t.
1. To come upon; encounter.
2. To make the acquaintance of; be introduced to.
3. To be at the place of arrival of: We met him at the station.
4. To come into contact, conjunction, or intersection with; join: where the path meets the road.
5. To keep an appointment with.
6. To come into the view, hearing, etc., of: A ghastly sight met our eyes.
7. To experience; undergo: to meet bad weather.
8. To oppose in battle; fight with.
9. To face or counter: to meet a blow with a blow.
10. To deal with; refute or cope with: to meet an accusation.
11. To comply with; act or result in conformity with, as expectations or wishes.
12. To pay, as a bill.
—v.i.
13. To come together, as from opposite or different directions.
14. To come together in contact, conjunction, or intersection; join.
15. To assemble.
16. To make acquaintance or be introduced.
17. To come together in conflict or opposition; contend.
18. To agree.
—to meet up with U.S. Colloq.
1. To encounter.
2. To experience; undergo.
—to meet with
1. To come upon; encounter.
2. To deal or confer with.
3. To experience.
4. To be the subject or recipient of.
—noun
1. An assembling together of huntsmen; also, the company or rendezvous.
2. An athletic contest: a track meet. ♦ Homophones: meat, mete. [OE mētan]

(mēt) adjective
Suitable, as to an occasion; adapted; fit. See synonyms under APPROPRIATE, BECOMING.
—adverb Obs. Meetly; suitably. ♦ Homophones: meat, mete. [OE gemæte]
—meet′ly adverb
—meet′ness noun