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meet

/miːt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A sports competition, especially for track and field (a track meet) or swimming (a swim meet).
  2. A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
  3. A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
  4. A meeting.
  5. The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
  6. An act of French kissing someone.
  7. To make contact (with) while in proximity.
  8. (Of groups) To come together.
  9. To make physical or perceptual contact.
  10. To satisfy; to comply with.
  11. To balance or come out correct.
  12. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
  13. Suitable; right; proper.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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