v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Met p. pr. & vb. n. Meeting. ] [ OE. meten, AS. mētan, fr. mōt, gemōt, a meeting; akin to OS. mōtian to meet, Icel. maeta, Goth. gamōtjan. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

His daughter came out to meet him. Judg. xi. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,
Which meets contempt, or which compassion first. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. mete fitting, moderate, scanty, AS. m&aemacr_;te moderate; akin to gemet fit, meet, metan to mete, and G. mässig moderate, gemäss fitting. See Mete. ] Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was meet that we should make merry. Luke xv. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be meet with, to be even with; to be equal to. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, when meet now
Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined ! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict. [ 1913 Webster ]

Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December. [ 1913 Webster ]

They . . . appointed a day to meet together. 2. Macc. xiv. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite. [ 1913 Webster ]

To meet with. (a) To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the sense of unexpectedness. [ 1913 Webster ] We met with many things worthy of observation. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] (b) To join; to unite in company. Shak. (c) To suffer unexpectedly; as, to meet with a fall; to meet with a loss. (d) To encounter; to be subjected to. [ 1913 Webster ] Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury
From the fierce prince. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ] (e) To obviate. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Meetly. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To render fit. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who meets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mead. See Meathe. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Conference; assembly; company; convention; congregation; junction; confluence; union. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A house used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to a house so used by Dissenters. [ 1913 Webster ]