Слово англійською: meet
Дієслово
Переклад meet українською: зустрітися, бачитися, спіткати, зістрінути, заставати
Детальний опис
by chance
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to be in the same place as somebody by chance and talk to them
- Maybe we'll meet again some time.
- meet somebody Did you meet anyone in town?
- I've never met anyone like her.
- A year or so later I happened to meet him again.
- I hope we'll meet again soon.
by arrangement
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to come together formally in order to discuss something
- The committee meets on Fridays.
- meet somebody The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks.
- meet with somebody The President met with senior White House aides.
- The evening gave collectors the opportunity to meet with leading art dealers.
- meet to do something They met to discuss the project while both were in Paris.
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to come together socially after you have arranged it
- The town needs a space where young people can meet.
- meet for something Let's meet for a drink after work.
- meet somebody We're meeting them outside the theatre at 7.
- meet somebody for something I met a friend for a walk round the lake.
- [transitive] to go to a place and wait there for a particular person or thing to arrive
- meet somebody/something Will you meet me at the airport?
- The hotel bus meets all incoming flights.
- meet somebody off something I met him off the train.
Homophones meat | meetmeat meet
/miːt/
- meat noun
- I won't have any meat, thank you—I'm a vegetarian.
- meet verb
- I'll meet you at the station when your train gets in.
for the first time
[intransitive, transitive, no passive] to see and know somebody for the first time; to be introduced to somebody- I don't think we've met.
- meet somebody Where did you first meet your husband?
- (especially British English) Pleased to meet you (= when you first meet somebody).
- Nice meeting you (= when you leave somebody after meeting them for the first time).
- There's someone I want you to meet.
- Have you met Miranda?
- I love meeting people.
- When these two finally met, the connection was electric.
- the place where they had first met
- an interactive site where people can meet online
- Jasper Johns worked at various jobs before meeting Rauschenberg in 1954.
satisfy
[transitive] meet something to do or satisfy what is needed or what somebody asks for synonym fulfil- How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups?
- The airport must be expanded to meet demand.
- He had failed to meet his performance targets.
- to meet a challenge/goal
- The oil industry is working to meet clean air requirements.
- Patients were included in the study if they met the following criteria.
- 50% of the candidates failed to meet the standard required.
- Until these conditions are met, we cannot proceed with the sale.
- I can't possibly meet that deadline.
in contest
[intransitive, transitive, no passive] to play, fight, etc. together as opponents in a competition- Smith and Jones met in last year's final.
- meet somebody Smith met Jones in last year's final.
experience something
[transitive] meet something to experience something, often something unpleasant synonym come across, encounter- Others have met similar problems.
- How she met her death will probably never be known.
- They were determined to meet the challenge head-on.
be met by something
(also meet with something)
to be received or treated by somebody in a particular way- The announcement was met by loud boos from fans.
touch/join
[intransitive, transitive] to touch something; to join- The curtains don't meet in the middle.
- meet something That's where the river meets the sea.
- His hand met hers.
pay
[transitive] meet something to pay something- The cost will be met by the company.
Word OriginOld English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.
Idioms find/meet your match (in somebody)
- to meet somebody who is equal to or even better than you in strength, skill or intelligence
- He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter.
Extra Examples- I think he's finally met his match in Lisa.
- She knew she had met her match and tried to retreat.
- to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need
- Many families struggle to make ends meet.
meet somebody’s eye(s) | meet somebody’s gaze, look, etc. | people’s eyes meet
- [transitive, intransitive] if you meet somebody’s eye(s), you look directly at them as they look at you; if two people’s eyes meet, they look directly at each other
- She was afraid to meet my eye.
- Their eyes met across the crowded room.
- She met his gaze without flinching.
- [transitive] meet somebody’s eye(s) your eyes if a sight meets your eyes, you see it
- A terrible sight met their eyes.
- to reach an agreement with somebody by giving them part of what they want
- If he was prepared to apologize, the least she could do was meet him halfway and accept some of the blame.
- (especially humorous) to die
never the twain shall meet
- (saying) used to say that two things are so different that they cannot exist together
there is more to somebody/something than meets the eye
- a person or thing is more complicated or interesting than you might think at first
where the rubber meets the road
- (North American English) the point at which something is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true
- Here's where the rubber meets the road: will consumers actually buy the product?
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