meets

meets · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Comes into the presence or company of someone by arrangement or by chance.

  2. 2.

    Comes into contact with; touches or joins.

  3. 3.

    Satisfies or fulfills a requirement, condition, or need.

  4. 4.

    Experiences or is faced with something.

  5. 5.

    Athletic competitions or gatherings.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    meets the eye — is visible or apparent
  • •
    meets halfway — compromises with someone
  • •
    meets one's match — encounters someone of equal ability

Related words

Antonyms: avoids, misses, parts
See also: encounter, meet, meeting
Synonyms: assembles, encounters, greets, joins

Etymology

From Old English metan ("to meet, find, encounter"), from Proto-Germanic motijana. The third person singular present tense adds "-s" to the base form "meet."