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met

/mɛt/verb1 syllable

Met means: come together.

Synonyms for met25

verb, as in come together

meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

verb, as in collect in one place

meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see

verb, as in fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil

verb, as in be adjacent or come together

converge, meet, touch, adjoin, contact

verb, as in be in direct physical contact with; make contact

touch, adjoin, meet, contact, converge

verb, as in contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

meet, encounter, play, take on

verb, as in experience as a reaction

verb, as in get together socially or for a specific purpose

meet, get together

verb, as in undergo or suffer

verb, as in get to know; get acquainted with

verb, as in meet by design; be present at the arrival of

What does met mean?11

verb

1

come together“I'll probably see you at the meeting”

2

collect in one place“We assembled in the church basement”

3

fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction“does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?”

4

be adjacent or come together“The lines converge at this point”

5

be in direct physical contact with; make contact“The two buildings touch”

6

contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”

7

experience as a reaction“My proposal met with much opposition”

8

get together socially or for a specific purpose

9

undergo or suffer“meet a violent death”

10

get to know; get acquainted with“I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!”

11

meet by design; be present at the arrival of“Can you meet me at the train station?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with met?34

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Met in a sentence

  • And to make matters worse, he met with a traffic accident.CM
  • It seems like yesterday, but it's actually nearly ten years since we first met.CK
  • Had you come a little earlier, you could have met her.Zifre
  • The moment we met, we fell in love with each other.CK
  • I met the man, who showed me the way.unknown
  • I met a group of hikers, some of whom were university students.unknown
  • I met an old friend, and what was more strange, my former teacher.unknown
  • I met him yesterday, when he told me the news.unknown

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