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meet

Definition for meet

adjective as in fitting

Strong matches

accommodated, appropriate, conformed, expedient, fair, fit, good, reconciled, right

Weak matches

applicable, apt, equitable, felicitous, happy, just, proper, suitable, timely

noun as in sporting event involving several participants

Strongest matches

tournament, tourney

Strong matches

competition, conflict, contest, event, match, meeting

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verb as in happen upon, encounter

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contact, face, find, greet, see

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accost, collide, confront, cross, encounter, engage, experience, grapple, hit, light, luck, salute, stumble, tumble, tussle

Weak matches

brush against, bump into, chance on, come across, come up against, dig up, fall in with, get-together, make a meet, meet face to face, rendezvous with, rub eyeballs, run across, run into, run up against, touch shoulders

verb as in connect, join

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Strong matches

abut, adhere, adjoin, border, coincide, connect, converge, cross, intersect, link, touch, unite

Weak match

verb as in perform, carry out

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Strong matches

answer, approach, comply, discharge, equal, execute, fit, fulfill, gratify, handle, rival, suffice, tie, touch

Weak matches

come up to, cope with, measure up

verb as in come together, convene

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appear, gather, join, open, show, sit

Strong matches

assemble, collect, congregate, converge, flock, foregather, muster, rally, rendezvous

Weak matches

be introduced, be present, be presented, enter in, get to know, get-together, make acquaintance

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Example Sentences

Then he got an offer from a Christian label in Nashville; he moved again and immediately met a woman with whom he ended up eloping.

From Los Angeles Times

“As technology continues to advance, it is critical that our laws and practices evolve to meet the unique challenges of this era.”

From Los Angeles Times

His transition team also hasn't met with counterparts at any of the federal agencies in Washington.

From Salon

After meeting Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who has Hezbollah’s support to negotiate, Hochstein said he would go to Israel “to try to bring this to a close if we can”.

From BBC

Smyth, a barrister and senior member of a Christian charity, was accused of attacking dozens of boys, including those he met in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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