meet up with

VERB

bump into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come across run into

WEAK

chance upon encounter hit light light upon luck meet run across stumble tumble

VERB

encounter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear bump into come across come upon confront detect experience face find meet run into suffer turn up

STRONG

close descry espy front sustain undergo

WEAK

alight upon chance upon cross the path fall in with hit upon rub eyeballs run across run smack into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid dodge lose miss pass by

WEAK

evade retreat run away

Example Sentences

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If you would normally go out and meet up with friends in the evening for a drink, well, how about going and meeting up and doing a craft activity instead?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“You get a reason to meet up with a specific person, take some of that pressure off.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"I really want to meet up with Lana. I talked to my mother about it. Maybe our parents can arrange something."

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

She said there was an "ongoing commitment" for the groups to meet up, with the next planned for the autumn.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Nora has a huge grin on her face when I meet up with her to walk Ziggy on Sunday morning.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

meet up with

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