Meet (mt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Met (mt); p. pr. & vb. n. Meeting.] [OE.
meten, AS. mtan, fr. mt, gemt, a meeting; akin to OS. mtian to meet,
Icel. mæta, Goth. gamtjan. See Moot, v. t.] 1. To join, or come in
contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an
opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as
distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.
2. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter
hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met
opposing winds and currents.
3. To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to
intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of;
as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the
street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.
His daughter came out to meet him.
Judg. xi. 34.
4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal
acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid
sight; he met his fate.
Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or
which compassion first.
Pope.
5. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to
ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand.
To meet half way, literally, to go half the distance between in order
to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the
difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with.
Meet, v. t. 1. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in
contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to
join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met
in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle.
O, when meet now Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !
Milton.
2. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or
conflict.
Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and
worse our foes.
Milton.
3. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first
Monday of December.
They . . . appointed a day to meet together.