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meetsnounpl. of meet a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prizea swim meet bouts, competitions, contests, events, games, matches, matchups, sweepstakes(also sweep-stake), tournaments, tourneys athletics, sportsbattles, conflicts, scrimmages, skirmishes, struggles, tugs-of-war, tussleschampionships, nationalsfinals, nightcaps, play-offs, semifinalsderbies, field days, gymkhanas, outingsbiathlons, decathlons, heptathlons, pentathlons, triathlonsmarathons, races, ultramarathonsheats, rounds, runs, setsrallies, volleysround-robins, rubbers, runoffs, sudden deathsdead heats, photo finishes, seesawsclassics to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-facewe never once met another car on that lonely country road catches, chances (upon), encounters, happens (upon), stumbles (upon) accosts, confrontsfaces, greets, salutescollides (with), crashes (into)crisscrosses, crosses, passeshits (upon), lights (upon), tumbles (to)reencounters, remeets bumps into, crosses paths (with), runs across, runs into, runs upon avoids, dodges, ducks, eludes, escapes, evades, shakes, shuns to come together into one body or placewe'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week assembles, clusters, collects, concenters, concentrates, conglomerates, congregates, convenes, converges, forgathers(or foregathers), gathers, rendezvouses affiliates, allies, associates, bands (together), caucuses, clubs, collaborates, confederates, conjoins, consolidates, consorts, cooperates, couples, federates, gangs up, joins, merges, unitesreassembles, reconvenes, regathers, remeets gets together breaks up, disbands, disperses, splits (up) departs, leaves, takes offdisjoins, dissociates, disunites to come upon unexpectedly or by chancemet her future husband at a party chances (upon), encounters, finds, happens (on or upon), hits (upon), lights (on or upon), pitches (upon), stumbles (on or onto), tumbles (upon) lucks (out, on, onto, or into)confronts, facesdiscovers, strikes, turns up bumps into, comes across, runs across, runs against, runs into, runs upon to do what is required by the terms ofa financially struggling city trying to meet its loans answers, completes, complies (with), fills, fulfills(or fulfils), keeps, redeems, satisfies concludes, consummates, finalizes, finishes, perfectsaccomplishes, achieves, brings about, brings off, carries out, effectscommits, compasses, discharges, executes, follows through (with), makes, performs abides by, makes good(or makes good on) breaches, breaks, transgresses, violates defaults (on)disregards, forgets, ignores, neglects, overlooks, overpasses, passes over, slights to enter into contest or conflict withthe up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow battles, encounters, engages, faces, takes on emulates, rivalscontends, fights, opposes eludes, escapes, evadesretreats to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it equals, matches, ties beats, betters, eclipses, excels, outdistances, outdoes, outshines, outstrips, overtops, surpasses, tops, transcendsamounts (to), approaches, touchesapproximates, keeps up, measures up (to), parallels, rivals, stacks up (against or with) to put up with (something painful or difficult)trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job abides, absorbs, accepts, bears, bides(chiefly dialect), brooks, countenances, endures, goes, hacks, handles, pockets, stands, sticks out, stomachs, supports, sustains, sweats out, takes, tolerates, wears(British) allows, permits, suffers, swallowsreconciles (to)acquiesces, agrees (with or to), assents (to), capitulates, consents (to), respects, submits (to), yields (to) lives with, lumps (it), stands for, toughs it out declines, dismisses, refuses, rejects, repudiates, spurns, turns downcombats, contests, fights, opposes, resistsavoids, bypasses, circumvents, dodges, eludes, escapes, evades, missesabstains (from), forbears, refrains (from) to give what is owed forI paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges antes (up), balances, clears, discharges, foots, liquidates, pays, pays off, pays up, ponies up, quits, recompenses, settles, springs (for), stands repudiates |