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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Met (m[e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. Meeting.] [OE. meten, AS. m[=e]tan, fr. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS. m[=o]tian to meet, Icel. maeta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See Moot, v. t.] 1. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking. [1913 Webster] 2. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents. [1913 Webster] 3. To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear. [1913 Webster] His daughter came out to meet him. --Judg. xi. 34. [1913 Webster] 4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate. [1913 Webster] Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 5. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand. [1913 Webster] To meet half way, literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meet \Meet\, v. t.
1. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in
contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite
directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in
close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines
meet so as to form an angle.
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O, when meet now
Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !
--Milton.
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2. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an
encounter or conflict.
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Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.
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3. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on
the first Monday of December.
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They . . . appointed a day to meet together. --2.
Macc. xiv. 21.
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4. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree;
to harmonize; to unite.
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To meet with.
(a) To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the
sense of unexpectedness.
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We met with many things worthy of observation.
--Bacon.
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(b) To join; to unite in company. --Shak.
(c) To suffer unexpectedly; as, to meet with a fall; to
meet with a loss.
(d) To encounter; to be subjected to.
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Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury
From the fierce prince. --Rowe.
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(e) To obviate. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meet \Meet\, n. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meet \Meet\, a. [OE. mete fitting, moderate, scanty, AS. m[=ae]te moderate; akin to gemet fit, meet, metan to mete, and G. m[aum]ssig moderate, gem[aum]ss fitting. See Mete.] Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. [1913 Webster] It was meet that we should make merry. --Luke xv. 32. [1913 Webster] To be meet with, to be even with; to be equal to. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), adv. Meetly. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
