{
    "term": "meet",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "meet",
            "heSheIt": "meets"
        },
        "pastSimple": "met",
        "pastParticiple": "met",
        "ingForm": "meeting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be in the same place as somebody by chance and talk to them",
            "sensetop": "meet somebody",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Maybe we'll meet again some time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you meet anyone in town?",
                    "contextForm": "meet somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've never met anyone like her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A year or so later I happened to meet him again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hope we'll meet again soon."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["first", "regularly", "once"],
                "verb + meet": ["arrange to", "chance to", "happen to"],
                "preposition": ["at", "for", "with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "look forward to meeting somebody",
                    "nice to meet you",
                    "pleased to meet you"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to come together formally in order to discuss something",
            "sensetop": "meet somebodymeet with somebodymeet to do something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The committee meets on Fridays."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks.",
                    "contextForm": "meet somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The President met with senior White House aides.",
                    "contextForm": "meet with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The evening gave collectors the opportunity to meet with leading art dealers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They met to discuss the project while both were in Paris.",
                    "contextForm": "meet to do something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Working life"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["first", "regularly", "once"],
                "verb + meet": ["arrange to", "chance to", "happen to"],
                "preposition": ["at", "for", "with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "look forward to meeting somebody",
                    "nice to meet you",
                    "pleased to meet you"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to come together socially after you have arranged it",
            "sensetop": "meet for somethingmeet somebodymeet somebody for something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The town needs a space where young people can meet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's meet for a drink after work.",
                    "contextForm": "meet for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're meeting them outside the theatre at 7.",
                    "contextForm": "meet somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I met a friend for a walk round the lake.",
                    "contextForm": "meet somebody for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The three sisters rarely meet in person, but spend hours on the phone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We met the next day at a local bar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I arranged to meet her for lunch."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["first", "regularly", "once"],
                "verb + meet": ["arrange to", "chance to", "happen to"],
                "preposition": ["at", "for", "with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "look forward to meeting somebody",
                    "nice to meet you",
                    "pleased to meet you"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to go to a place and wait there for a particular person or thing to arrive",
            "sensetop": "meet somebody/somethingmeet somebody off something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Will you meet me at the airport?",
                    "contextForm": "meet somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel bus meets all incoming flights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I met him off the train.",
                    "contextForm": "meet somebody off something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to see and know somebody for the first time; to be introduced to somebody",
            "sensetop": "meet somebody",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't think we've met."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where did you **first meet** your husband?",
                    "contextForm": "meet somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Pleased to meet you** *(= when you first meet somebody)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Nice meeting you** *(= when you leave somebody after meeting them for the first time)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's someone I want you to meet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you met Miranda?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I love **meeting people**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When these two finally met, the connection was electric."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the place where they had first met"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an interactive site where people can meet online"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jasper Johns worked at various jobs before meeting Rauschenberg in 1954."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to do or satisfy what is needed or what somebody asks for",
            "sensetop": "meet something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How can we best **meet the needs** of all the different groups?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The airport must be expanded to **meet demand**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had failed to **meet his** performance **targets**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **meet a challenge/goal**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The oil industry is working to **meet **clean air **requirements**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Patients were included in the study if they **met the** following **criteria**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "50% of the candidates failed to **meet the standard** required."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Until these conditions are met, we cannot proceed with the sale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't possibly meet that deadline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "California faces a further round of rolling blackouts today as the state struggles to meet demand for electrical power."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workforce work extremely hard to ensure all boats meet the exacting demands of the customer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Local authorities also have an important role to play in meeting the rural housing challenge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not a matter of meeting a short-term financial goal."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "fulfil",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["head-on"],
                "verb + meet": ["be able to", "can", "be unable to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to play, fight, etc. together as opponents in a competition",
            "sensetop": "meet somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Smith and Jones met in last year's final."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smith met Jones in last year's final.",
                    "contextForm": "meet somebody"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to experience something, often something unpleasant",
            "sensetop": "meet something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Others have met similar problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How she **met her death** will probably never be known."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were determined to **meet the challenge** head-on."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to be received or treated by somebody in a particular way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The announcement was met by loud boos from fans."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "to touch something; to join",
            "sensetop": "meet something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The curtains don't meet in the middle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's where the river meets the sea.",
                    "contextForm": "meet something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His hand met hers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "to pay something",
            "sensetop": "meet something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **cost will be met** by the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many families on these estates are struggling to meet their financial commitments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company will meet the cost of the journey."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school had to sell off its playing fields to meet its debt repayments."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to meet somebody who is equal to or even better than you in strength, skill or intelligence",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think he's finally met his match in Lisa."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She knew she had met her match and tried to retreat."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Many families struggle to make ends meet."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "if you meet somebody’s eye(s), you look directly at them as they look at you; if two people’s eyes meet, they look directly at each other",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was afraid to meet my eye."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their eyes met across the crowded room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She met his gaze without flinching."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "if a sight meets your eyes, you see it",
            "sensetop": "meet somebody’s eye(s) your eyes",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A terrible sight met their eyes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to reach an agreement with somebody by giving them part of what they want",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If he was prepared to apologize, the least she could do was meet him halfway and accept some of the blame."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to die",
            "labels": "(especially humorous)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that two things are so different that they cannot exist together",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing is more complicated or interesting than you might think at first",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the point at which something is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Here's where the rubber meets the road: will consumers actually buy the product?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/miːt/",
                "audio": "me/meet/meet__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/miːts/",
                "audio": "me/meet/meets__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/met/",
                "audio": "me/meet/met__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmiːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "me/meet/meeting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/miːt/",
                "audio": "me/meet/meet__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/miːts/",
                "audio": "me/meet/meets__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/met/",
                "audio": "me/meet/met__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmiːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "me/meet/meeting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot."
}