Standard Lemma guide

meet

adj · noun · verb · 36 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: mēt
  • Received-Pronunciation: /miːt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /mit/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːt
  • homophone: meat
  • homophone: mete
  • CMU ARPABET: M IY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suitable; right; proper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Submissive; passive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • track meet
  • swim meet

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: pass

6

noun

Meaning 6

A meeting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • OK, let's arrange a meet with Tyler and ask him.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: join

8

verb

Meaning 8

To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.

To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Fancy meeting you here! Guess who I met at the supermarket today?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.

To come face to face with someone by arrangement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.

To get acquainted with someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'm pleased to meet you! I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine.
  • I met my husband through a mutual friend at a party. It wasn't love at first sight; in fact, we couldn't stand each other at first!
  • José, I don't think you've met my friend Maria.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To come together.

To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I met with them several times. The government ministers met today to start the negotiations.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To come together.

To come together in conflict.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To come together.

To play a match.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • England and Holland will meet in the final.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To make physical or perceptual contact.

To converge and finally touch or intersect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The two streets meet at a crossroad half a mile away.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To make physical or perceptual contact.

To touch or hit something while moving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The right wing of the car met the column in the garage, leaving a dent.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To make physical or perceptual contact.

To adjoin, be physically touching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The carpet meets the wall at this side of the room. The forest meets the sea along this part of the coast.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To make physical or perceptual contact.

To respond to (an argument etc.) with something equally convincing; to refute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He met every objection to the trip with another reason I should go.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

To satisfy; to comply with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This proposal meets my requirements. The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

To balance or come out correct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • 1967, Northern Ireland. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) House of Commons Official Report In this instance he has chosen an accountant. I suppose that it will be possible for an accountant to make the figures meet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The eye met a horrid sight. He met his fate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

adjective satellite

Meaning 22

being precisely fitting and right

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it is only meet that she should be seated first

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fitting

Antonyms: none provided

23

noun

Meaning 23

a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sports meeting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics

Narrower terms: gymkhana, race meeting, regatta, swimming meet, swim meet, track meet

24

verb

Meaning 24

contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Princeton plays Yale this weekend
  • Charlie likes to play Mary

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: encounter, play, take on

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: confront, face, replay

25

verb

Meaning 25

fill or meet a want or need

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: provide, supply, ply, cater

Narrower terms: answer, quell, stay, appease, feed on, feed upon, quench, slake, allay, assuage

26

verb

Meaning 26

be in direct physical contact with; make contact

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The two buildings touch
  • Their hands touched
  • The wire must not contact the metal cover
  • The surfaces contact at this point

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: touch, adjoin, contact

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: 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

27

verb

Meaning 27

meet by design; be present at the arrival of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Can you meet me at the train station?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

Narrower terms: meet up with

28

verb

Meaning 28

come together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I'll probably see you at the meeting
  • How nice to see you again!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: run into, encounter, run across, come across, see

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: intersect, cross

29

verb

Meaning 29

undergo or suffer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • meet a violent death
  • suffer a terrible fate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suffer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: experience, see, go through

30

verb

Meaning 30

collect in one place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We assembled in the church basement
  • Let's gather in the dining room

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interact

Narrower terms: group, aggroup, meet, congregate, hive, fort, fort up, convene, cluster, constellate, flock, clump, crowd, crowd together, converge, turn out, caucus, club

31

verb

Meaning 31

get together socially or for a specific purpose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: get together

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: pick up, reunite, rendezvous, visit, call in, call, celebrate, fete

32

verb

Meaning 32

satisfy or fulfill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • meet a need
  • this job doesn't match my dreams

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: match, cope with

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

33

verb

Meaning 33

get to know; get acquainted with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
  • we met in Singapore

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

34

verb

Meaning 34

satisfy a condition or restriction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fit, conform to

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree

Narrower terms: coordinate, fit the bill, fill the bill, behoove, behove, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to, suit, accommodate, fit

35

verb

Meaning 35

be adjacent or come together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The lines converge at this point

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: converge

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: breast

36

verb

Meaning 36

experience as a reaction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • My proposal met with much opposition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: encounter, receive

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: have, experience

History

Etymology

From Middle English mete, imete, from Old English ġemǣte (“suitable, having the same measurements”), from the Proto-Germanic *gamētijaz, *mētiz (“reasonable; estimable”) (cognate with Dutch meten (“measure”), German gemäß (“suitable”) etc.), itself from collective prefix *ga- + Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).

From Middle English meten, from Old English mētan (“to meet, find, encounter”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōtijan (“to meet”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh2d- (“to come, meet”). Cognates Cognate with Scots met, mete, meit (“to meet”), North Frisian meet, mätje, möt (“to meet”), West Frisian mette, moetsje (“to meet”), Dutch ontmoeten (“to meet”), Low German möten (“to meet”), Danish møde (“to meet”), Elfdalian my̨öt (“to meet”), Faroese møta (“to meet”), Icelandic mæta (“to meet”), Norwegian Bokmål møte (“to meet”), Norwegian Nynorsk møta, møte (“to meet”), Swedish möta (“to meet”). Related to moot.

Across languages

Translations

430 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уместен (umesten) — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Bulgarian: подходящ (podhodjašt) — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • German: recht — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Hungarian: illő — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Hungarian: alkalmas — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Hungarian: helyes — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Hungarian: helyénvaló — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Polish: odpowiedni — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Russian: подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Spanish: adecuado — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Swedish: lämplig — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Swedish: passande — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Swedish: tillbörlig — ''(archaic in English)'' suitable, right; proper
  • Afrikaans: ontmoet — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Albanian: përball — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Southern Altai: учураар (učuraar) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Arabic: لَاقَى (lāqā) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Arabic: لَقِيَ (laqiya) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Arabic: اِلْتَقَى (iltaqā) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Arabic: قابل (gābal) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Arabic: التقى (altaga) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Armenian: հանդիպել (handipel) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: andãmusescu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: astãhisescu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: alãhãescu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: astalj — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: mi-adun — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: mi-aflu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: cunushtusescu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: stãvrusescu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Aromanian: mpichi — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Azerbaijani: rast gəlmək — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Belarusian: сустрака́ць (sustrakácʹ) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Belarusian: сустрэ́ць (sustrécʹ) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Bhojpuri: मिलल (milal) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Bulgarian: сре́щам (sréštam) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Bulgarian: сре́щна (sréštna) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Burmese: တွေ့ (twe.) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Catalan: trobar-se (amb) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Chechen: кхета (qeta) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遇見 /遇见 (yùjiàn) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 見面 /见面 (jiànmiàn) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • East Circassian: ӏущӏэн (ʼwuśʼɛn) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • West Circassian: ӏукӏэн (ʼwukʼɛn) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Ngazidja Comorian: uhondrana na — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Czech: potkat — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Czech: potkávat — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Dalmatian: encontrur — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Danish: møde — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Danish: træffe — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Dutch: ontmoeten — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Dutch: treffen — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Esperanto: renkonti — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Estonian: kohtama — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Ewe: tu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Finnish: tavata — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Finnish: kohdata — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • French: rencontrer — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Galician: atopar — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Galician: encontrar — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Georgian: აწყდება (ac̣q̇deba) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Georgian: წააწყდება (c̣aac̣q̇deba) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Georgian: გადააწყდება (gadaac̣q̇deba) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Georgian: გადაეყრება (gadaeq̇reba) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • German: treffen — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • German: begegnen — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamōtjan) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Greek: συναντώ (synantó) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Ancient Greek: ἀπαντάω (apantáō) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Gujarati: મળવું (maḷvũ) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Hawaiian: hui — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Hebrew: נתקל (nitkal) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Hebrew: פגע (paga) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Hindi: मिलना — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Hungarian: találkozik — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Indonesian: bertemu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Indonesian: menemui — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Ingrian: vassata — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Italian: incontrare — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Japanese: 会う (au) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Japanese: 遭遇する (sōgū suru) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Japanese: 遭う (au) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Japanese: お目にかかる (o-me ni kakaru) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Javanese: pranggul — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Javanese: mrangguli — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Javanese: ketemu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Khmer: ប៉ះ (pah) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Khmer: ប្រចួប (prɑɑcuəp) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Korean: 만나다 (mannada) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Korean: 뵙다 (boepda) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Kyrgyz: учуроо (ucuroo) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Ladino: renkontrar — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Ladino: arrenkontrar — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Latin: occurrō — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Latin: nanciscor — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Latin: coeō — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Latvian: sagaidīt — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Lithuanian: sutikti — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Lithuanian: susitikti — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Macedonian: сре́ќава (sréḱava) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Malay: bertemu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Malay: terjumpa — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Māori: tūtaki — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Megleno-Romanian: nuib — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Khiamniungan Naga: vāu — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Khiamniungan Naga: vāuhìe — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Norman: rencontrer — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: møte — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: møte — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Occitan: encontrar — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Persian: دیدار کردن (didâr kardan) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Polish: spotykać — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Polish: spotkać — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Portuguese: encontrar — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Romanian: a întâlni — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Russian: встреча́ть (vstrečátʹ) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Russian: встре́тить (vstrétitʹ) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Sanskrit: आप्नोति (āpnóti) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Scottish Gaelic: tachair — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Serbo-Croatian: срести — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Serbo-Croatian: sresti — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Slovak: stretnúť — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Slovak: stretať — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Slovak: stretávať — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Slovene: srečati — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Lower Sorbian: zmakaś — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Spanish: encontrar — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Spanish: encontrarse con — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Swahili: kukutana — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Swedish: träffa — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Swedish: råka — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Tagalog: magtagpô — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Tamil: சந்தி (canti) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Tày: cáp — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Tày: chập — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Tày: ngộ — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Tày: phúng — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Tày: thuông — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Telugu: కలుసుకొను (kalusukonu) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Thai: หา (hǎa) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Thai: พบ (póp) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Thai: เจอ (jəə) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Thai: ประสบ (bprà-sòp) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Thai: เจอกัน (jəə-gan) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Thai: พบกัน (póp-gan) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Tok Pisin: bungim — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Turkish: karşılaşmak — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Turkish: rastlamak — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Turkish: rastlaşmak — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Ukrainian: зустріча́ти (zustričáty) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Ukrainian: зустрі́ти (zustríty) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Urdu: ... سے ملنا — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Vietnamese: gặp — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Welsh: cwrdd (â) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Welsh: cyfarfod (â) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Yiddish: טרעפֿן (trefn) — to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
  • Afrikaans: ontmoet — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Albanian: takoj — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Arabic: اِلْتَقَى (iltaqā) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Arabic: تَقَابَلَ (taqābala) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Armenian: հանդիպել (handipel) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Azerbaijani: görüşmək — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Basque: batzar egin — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Bulgarian: срещам се (sreštam se) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Catalan: quedar — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Chickasaw: ittafama — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聚會 /聚会 (jùhuì) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Czech: sejít se — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Czech: setkat se — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Danish: mødes — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Dutch: afspreken — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Dutch: treffen — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Esperanto: kunveni — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Esperanto: renkontiĝi — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Ewe: kpe — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Finnish: tavata — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • French: se retrouver — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • French: se rejoindre — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • French: se donner rendez-vous — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Georgian: ხვდება (xvdeba) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Georgian: შეხვდება (šexvdeba) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • German: treffen — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Greek: συναντώ (synantó) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Greek: συναντιέμαι (synantiémai) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Ancient Greek: ἐντυγχάνω (entunkhánō) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Hawaiian: hui — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Hawaiian: hālāwai — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Hungarian: találkozik — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Hungarian: megvár — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Hungarian: fogad — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Hungarian: kimegy elé — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Ingrian: vassata — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Italian: incontrare — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Japanese: 待ち合わせる (machiawaseru) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Khmer: ជួប (cuəp) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Latin: occurro — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Latin: oppetō — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Latin: coeo — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Latin: conveniō — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Malay: berjumpa — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Khiamniungan Naga: vāu — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Norwegian Bokmål: møte — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: møte — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Polish: spotykać się — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Polish: spotkać się — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Polish: widzieć się — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Polish: zobaczyć się — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Portuguese: encontrar — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Quechua: tariy — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Romanian: a întâlni — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Russian: встреча́ть (vstrečátʹ) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Russian: встре́тить (vstrétitʹ) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Russian: знако́миться (znakómitʹsja) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Russian: познако́миться (poznakómitʹsja) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Scottish Gaelic: tachair — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Shan: ႁူပ်ႉထူပ်း (hṵ̂up thúup) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Lower Sorbian: zmakaś — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Spanish: encontrarse — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Spanish: quedar — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Swahili: kukutana — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Swedish: träffa — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Swedish: möta — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Tagalog: magkita — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Tamil: சந்தி (canti) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Telugu: ఏర్పాటు (ērpāṭu) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Tok Pisin: bungim — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Turkish: buluşmak — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Welsh: cwrdd (â) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Welsh: cyfarfod (â) — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Yoruba: pàdé — to come face to face with someone by arrangement
  • Arabic: تَعَرَّفَ (taʕarrafa) — to get acquainted with
  • Armenian: ծանոթանալ (canotʻanal) — to get acquainted with
  • Azerbaijani: tanış olmaq — to get acquainted with
  • Bulgarian: запознавам се (zapoznavam se) — to get acquainted with
  • Burmese: တွေ့ (twe.) — to get acquainted with
  • Catalan: conèixer — to get acquainted with
  • Chinese Mandarin: 認識 /认识 (rènshi, rènshì) — to get acquainted with
  • Czech: seznámit se — to get acquainted with
  • Danish: møde — to get acquainted with
  • Dutch: ontmoeten — to get acquainted with
  • Dutch: leren kennen — to get acquainted with
  • Esperanto: ekkoni — to get acquainted with
  • Finnish: tutustua — to get acquainted with
  • French: rencontrer — to get acquainted with
  • French: faire la connaissance de — to get acquainted with
  • Georgian: იცნობს (icnobs) — to get acquainted with
  • Georgian: გაიცნობს (gaicnobs) — to get acquainted with
  • German: kennen lernen — to get acquainted with
  • Greek: γνωρίζω (gnorízo) — to get acquainted with
  • Hungarian: megismerkedik — to get acquainted with
  • Hungarian: megismer — to get acquainted with
  • Italian: conoscere — to get acquainted with
  • Japanese: 知り合う (shiriau) — to get acquainted with
  • Norman: rencontrer — to get acquainted with
  • Polish: poznawać — to get acquainted with
  • Polish: poznać — to get acquainted with
  • Portuguese: conhecer — to get acquainted with
  • Russian: знако́миться (znakómitʹsja) — to get acquainted with
  • Russian: познако́миться (poznakómitʹsja) — to get acquainted with
  • Spanish: conocer — to get acquainted with
  • Swedish: träffas — to get acquainted with
  • Swedish: mötas — to get acquainted with
  • Turkish: tanışmak — to get acquainted with
  • Vietnamese: làm quen — to get acquainted with
  • Azerbaijani: görüşmək — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Azerbaijani: toplanmaq — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Bulgarian: събирам се (sǎbiram se) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Catalan: reunir — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Chickasaw: ittafama — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Maore Comorian: uangulidzana — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Ngazidja Comorian: hwonana — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Czech: zasedat — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Finnish: tavata — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Finnish: kokoontua — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • French: se réunir — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • French: se rencontrer — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Georgian: ხვდება (xvdeba) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Georgian: შეხვდება (šexvdeba) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • German: treffen — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Greek: συναντιέμαι (synantiémai) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Hungarian: ülésezik — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Hungarian: összeül — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Hungarian: összegyűlik — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Hungarian: egybegyűlik — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Italian: riunire — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Latin: conveniō — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: møte — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: møte — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Portuguese: reunir — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Russian: встреча́ться (vstrečátʹsja) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Russian: встре́титься (vstrétitʹsja) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Russian: собира́ться (sobirátʹsja) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Russian: собра́ться (sobrátʹsja) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Lower Sorbian: zmakaś — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Spanish: reunirse — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Swedish: mötas — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Swedish: träffas — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Tamil: கூடு (kūṭu) — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Tok Pisin: bung — to gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting
  • Bulgarian: сблъсквам се (sblǎskvam se) — to come together in conflict
  • Chickasaw: ittafama — to come together in conflict
  • Ngazidja Comorian: uhondrana — to come together in conflict
  • Dutch: elkander ontmoeten — to come together in conflict
  • Finnish: kohdata — to come together in conflict
  • French: (s')affronter — to come together in conflict
  • French: se rencontrer — to come together in conflict
  • Georgian: ებრძოლება (ebrʒoleba) — to come together in conflict
  • Georgian: შეებრძოლება (šeebrʒoleba) — to come together in conflict
  • Georgian: ეტაკება (eṭaḳeba) — to come together in conflict
  • Georgian: შეეტაკება (šeeṭaḳeba) — to come together in conflict
  • German: aufeinandertreffen — to come together in conflict
  • German: zusammenstoßen — to come together in conflict
  • Hungarian: szembeszáll — to come together in conflict
  • Hungarian: szembenéz — to come together in conflict
  • Hungarian: dacol — to come together in conflict
  • Russian: ста́лкиваться (stálkivatʹsja) — to come together in conflict
  • Russian: столкну́ться (stolknútʹsja) — to come together in conflict
  • Albanian: luj — sport: to play a match
  • Bulgarian: срещам (sreštam) — sport: to play a match
  • Finnish: kohdata — sport: to play a match
  • French: rencontrer — sport: to play a match
  • French: (s')affronter — sport: to play a match
  • Georgian: ხვდება (xvdeba) — sport: to play a match
  • Georgian: შეხვდება (šexvdeba) — sport: to play a match
  • German: treffen — sport: to play a match
  • Hungarian: összecsap — sport: to play a match
  • Hungarian: mérkőzik — sport: to play a match
  • Hungarian: megmérkőzik — sport: to play a match
  • Norwegian Bokmål: møte — sport: to play a match
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: møte — sport: to play a match
  • Romanian: a se întâlni — sport: to play a match
  • Romanian: a se înfrunta — sport: to play a match
  • Swedish: möta — sport: to play a match
  • Afrikaans: ontmoet — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 匯合 /汇合 (huìhé) — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Czech: setkat se — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Danish: mødes — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Dutch: raken — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Ewe: kpe — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Finnish: kohdata — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • French: se rejoindre — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Galician: atopar — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • German: treffen — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Greek: συναντιέμαι (synantiémai) — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Hungarian: találkozik — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Hungarian: keresztez — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Hungarian: kereszteződik — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Hungarian: metsz — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Hungarian: összefut — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Italian: incontrarsi — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Latin: occurro — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Portuguese: encontrar — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Romanian: a se atinge — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Russian: сходи́ться (sxodítʹsja) — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Russian: сойти́сь (sojtísʹ) — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Russian: пересека́ться (peresekátʹsja) — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Russian: пересе́чься (pereséčʹsja) — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Scottish Gaelic: tachair — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Spanish: encontrarse — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Swahili: kukutana — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Swedish: möta — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Telugu: కలుసుకొను (kalusukonu) — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Turkish: kesişmek — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Welsh: cwrdd (â) — to converge and finally touch or intersect
  • Danish: træffe — to touch or hit something while moving
  • Danish: ramme — to touch or hit something while moving
  • Finnish: kohdata — to touch or hit something while moving
  • French: heurter — to touch or hit something while moving
  • Galician: chocar — to touch or hit something while moving
  • Galician: atopar — to touch or hit something while moving
  • German: treffen — to touch or hit something while moving
  • Hungarian: ütközik — to touch or hit something while moving
  • Hungarian: nekiütközik — to touch or hit something while moving
  • Bulgarian: срещам се (sreštam se) — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Finnish: kohdata — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • French: rejoindre — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Galician: atopar — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Georgian: ერთდება (ertdeba) — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Georgian: შეერთდება (šeertdeba) — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Georgian: მიუერთდება (miuertdeba) — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • German: treffen — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Greek: συναντώ (synantó) — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Hungarian: érintkezik — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Hungarian: összeér — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Hungarian: hozzáér — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Hungarian: ér — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Russian: соединя́ться (sojedinjátʹsja) — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Russian: соедини́ться (sojedinítʹsja) — to adjoin; be physically touching
  • Azerbaijani: qarşılamaq — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Czech: splnit — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Czech: vyhovět — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Czech: splňovat — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Czech: vyhovovat — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Czech: uspokojit — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Danish: opfylde — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Dutch: overeenstemmen met — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Dutch: beantwoorden aan — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Dutch: vervullen — to satisfy; to comply with
  • French: satisfaire — to satisfy; to comply with
  • French: prendre en charge — to satisfy; to comply with
  • German: entsprechen — to satisfy; to comply with
  • German: gerechtwerden — to satisfy; to comply with
  • German: nachkommen — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: megfelel — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: eleget tesz — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: kielégít — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: fedez — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: visel — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: teljesít — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: kifizet — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: tart — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Italian: ottemperare — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Italian: conformarsi — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Italian: soddisfare — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Latin: satisfacio — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Māori: whakahei — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Portuguese: satisfazer — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Romanian: a raspunde — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Russian: отвеча́ть (otvečátʹ) — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Russian: соответствовать (sootvetstvovatʹ) — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Spanish: cumplir con — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Swedish: uppfylla — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Turkish: karşılamak — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Welsh: cwrdd (â) — to satisfy; to comply with
  • Hungarian: kijön — to balance or come out correct
  • Hungarian: stimmel — to balance or come out correct
  • Hungarian: elé tárul — to perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer
  • Hungarian: akad — to perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer
  • Hungarian: bukkan — to perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer
  • Hungarian: egyesül — to be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of