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How to pronounce meet
Say it like this: /mit/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does meet mean?
verbTo make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
“Fancy meeting you here! Guess who I met at the supermarket today?”
To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
“Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.”
To get acquainted with someone.
“I'm pleased to meet you! I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine.”
nounA sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
adjSuitable; right; proper.
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.”
Submissive; passive.
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