Standard Lemma guide

meets

noun · prep · verb · 3 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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  • /miːts/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːts
  • homophone: meats
  • homophone: metes
  • CMU ARPABET: M IY1 T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of meet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep

Meaning 2

Forming a combination or nexus of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The taste of an eggplant could be described as pepper meets tomato.
  • The concept of the movie was Fantastic Voyage meets The Devil Wears Prada.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of meet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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