meet
a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
sports meeting
• Hypernyms:
athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics
• Hyponyms:
gymkhana, race meeting, regatta, swimming meet, swim meet, track meet
• Part Meronyms:
track and field
1. come together (Freq. 49)
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
• Syn:
run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
• Derivationally related forms:
encounter (for: encounter), meeting
• Hyponyms:
intersect, cross
• Verb Group:
gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. get together socially or for a specific purpose (Freq. 38)
• Syn:
get together
• Derivationally related forms:
get together (for: get together), meeter, meeting
• Hyponyms:
pick up, reunite, rendezvous, visit, call in,
call, celebrate, fete
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. be adjacent or come together (Freq. 32)
- The lines converge at this point
• Syn:
converge
• Ant:
diverge (for: converge)
• Derivationally related forms:
convergent (for: converge), convergency (for: converge), converging (for: converge), convergence (for: converge)
• Hyponyms:
breast
• Verb Group:
touch, adjoin, contact
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
4. fill or meet a want or need (Freq. 23)
• Syn:
satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
• Derivationally related forms:
fulfilment (for: fulfil), fulfillment (for: fulfill), fill (for: fill), satisfactory (for: satisfy), satisfaction (for: satisfy), satisfier (for: satisfy)
• Hypernyms:
provide, supply, ply, cater
• Hyponyms:
answer, quell, stay, appease, feed on,
feed upon, quench, slake, allay, assuage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. satisfy a condition or restriction (Freq. 18)
- Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?
• Syn:
fit, conform to
• Hypernyms:
match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree
• Hyponyms:
coordinate, fit the bill, fill the bill, behoove, behove,
behove, fulfill, fulfil, live up to, suit,
accommodate, fit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. satisfy or fulfill (Freq. 15)
- meet a need
- this job doesn't match my dreams
• Syn:
match, cope with
• Hypernyms:
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
grapple, deal, manage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. collect in one place (Freq. 14)
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
• Syn:
gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
• Derivationally related forms:
assemblage (for: assemble), gathering (for: gather), meeting
• Hypernyms:
interact
• Hyponyms:
group, aggroup, congregate, hive, fort,
fort up, convene, cluster, constellate, flock, clump,
crowd, crowd together, converge, turn out, caucus, club
• Verb Group:
run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The crowds meet in the streets
8. get to know;
get acquainted with (Freq. 12)
- I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
- we met in Singapore
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam and Sue meet
- Sam cannot meet Sue
9. meet by design;
be present at the arrival of (Freq. 11)
- Can you meet me at the train station?
• Hypernyms:
gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
• Hyponyms:
meet up with
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
10. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle (Freq. 8)
- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
- Charlie likes to play Mary
• Syn:
encounter, play, take on
• Derivationally related forms:
play (for: play), playing (for: play), encounter (for: encounter)
• Hyponyms:
confront, face, replay
• Verb Group:
play
• Entailment:
compete, vie, contend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam and Sue meet
- Sam cannot meet Sue
11. experience as a reaction (Freq. 7)
- My proposal met with much opposition
• Syn:
encounter, receive
• Derivationally related forms:
receptive (for: receive)
• Hypernyms:
have, experience
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
12. undergo or suffer (Freq. 3)
- meet a violent death
- suffer a terrible fate
• Syn:
suffer
• Hypernyms:
experience, see, go through
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
13. be in direct physical contact with;
make contact (Freq. 1)
- The two buildings touch
- Their hands touched
- The wire must not contact the metal cover
- The surfaces contact at this point
• Syn:
touch, adjoin, contact
• Derivationally related forms:
contact (for: contact), adjunctive (for: adjoin), adjunction (for: adjoin), touch (for: touch)
• Hyponyms:
cover, spread over, cling, cleave, adhere,
stick, cohere, rub, fray, fret, chafe,
scratch, attach, hug, border, adjoin, edge,
abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on, surround,
environ, ring, skirt, lean on, rest on, lean against
• Verb Group:
converge
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Our properties meet at this point
- His fields meet mine at this point
being precisely fitting and right
- it is only meet that she should be seated first
• Syn:
fitting
• Similar to:
just
• Derivationally related forms:
fittingness (for: fitting)
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