met
inflected form of “meet” — come together
An inflected form of meet · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 412 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 48,482 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.023% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- come together also: run into, encounter, run across, come across, see I'll probably see you at the meetingHow nice to see you again!
- get together socially or for a specific purpose also: get together
- be adjacent or come together also: converge The lines converge at this point
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction also: fit, conform to, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?This job doesn't match my dreams
- collect in one place also: gather, assemble, forgather, foregather We assembled in the church basementLet's gather in the dining room
- get to know; get acquainted with I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!we met in Singapore
met in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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She met Jane Cupp coming down, and smiled at her happily.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The detective who had met him in the village practically accused him of the murder.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Two days ago he had met the girl here with Brant, and she had stopped and shaken hands.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1