Idioms for meet
Origin of meet
1
before 900; Middle English
meten, Old English
gemētan; cognate with Old Norse
mœta, Old Saxon
mōtian. See
moot1
OTHER WORDS FROM meet
meet·er, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meet
meat meetWords nearby meet
British Dictionary definitions for meet with (1 of 2)
meet
1
/ (miːt) /
verb meets, meeting or met
noun
Derived forms of meet
meeter, nounWord Origin for meet
Old English
mētan; related to Old Norse
mœta, Old Saxon
mōtian
British Dictionary definitions for meet with (2 of 2)
meet
2
/ (miːt) /
adjective
archaic
proper, fitting, or correct
Derived forms of meet
meetly, adverbWord Origin for meet
C13: from variant of Old English
gemǣte; related to Old High German
māza suitability, Old Norse
mǣtr valuable
Idioms and Phrases with meet with (1 of 2)
meet with
Encounter or experience, as in The housing bill met with their approval, or Drunk and homeless, he's bound to meet with a bad end. [Mid-1400s]
Idioms and Phrases with meet with (2 of 2)
meet