well-met

[ wel-met ]

/ ˈwɛlˈmɛt /

adjective Archaic.

(used as a salutation or part of a salutation).

Compare hail-fellow.

Origin of well-met

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby well-met

well-mannered, well-marked, well-matched, well-meaning, well-merited, well-met, well-mixed, well-motivated, well-nigh, well-off, well-oiled

Definition for well met (2 of 2)

meet ¹

[ meet ]

/ mit /

verb (used with object), met, meet·ing.

to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.

to become acquainted with; be introduced to: I've never met your cousin.

to join at an agreed or designated place or time: Meet me in St. Louis.

to be present at the arrival of: to meet a train.

to come to or before (one's notice, or a means of noticing, as the eyes or ears): A peculiar sight met my eyes.

to come into the company of (a person, group, etc.) in dealings, conference, etc.

to face, eye, etc., directly or without avoidance.

to come into physical contact, juxtaposition, or collision with: The two cars met each other head-on at high speed.

to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest: Harvard meets Yale next week in football.

to oppose: to meet charges with countercharges.

to cope or deal effectively with (an objection, difficulty, etc.).

to comply with; fulfill; satisfy: to meet a deadline; to meet a demand.

to pay in full: How will you meet expenses?

to come into conformity with (wishes, expectations, views, etc.).

to encounter in experience: to meet hostility.

verb (used without object), met, meet·ing.

to come together, face to face, or into company: We met on the street.

to assemble for action, conference, or other common purpose, as a committee, legislature, or class: The board of directors will meet on Tuesday.

to become personally acquainted.

to come into contact or form a junction, as lines, planes, or areas: The two lines meet to form an angle.

to be conjoined or united.

to concur or agree.

to come together in opposition or conflict, as adversaries or hostile forces.

noun

an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.

those assembled.

the place of such an assembling.

Mathematics. intersection(def 3a).

Verb Phrases

meet with,

to come across; encounter: to meet with opposition.
to experience; undergo; receive: The visitors met with courtesy during their stay.
to join, as for conference or instruction: I met with her an hour a day until we solved the problem.

Origin of meet

before 900; Middle English meten, Old English gemētan; cognate with Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian. See moot¹

SYNONYMS FOR meet

7 confront.

8 join, connect, intersect, cross, converge, unite.

17 collect.

23 contest, competition.

ANTONYMS FOR meet

17 adjourn, scatter.

19 diverge.

OTHER WORDS FROM meet

meet·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meet

meat meet

British Dictionary definitions for well met (1 of 2)

meet ¹

/ (miːt) /

verb meets, meeting or met

(sometimes foll by up or ( US ) with) to come together (with), either by design or by accident; encounter I met him unexpectedly; we met at the station

to come into or be in conjunction or contact with (something or each other) the roads meet in the town; the sea meets the sky

(tr) to come to or be at the place of arrival of to meet a train

to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to (someone or each other) have you two met?

to gather in the company of (someone or each other) the board of directors meets on Tuesday

to come into the presence of (someone or each other) as opponents Joe meets Fred in the boxing match

(tr) to cope with effectively; satisfy to meet someone's demands

(tr) to be apparent to (esp in the phrase meet the eye)

(tr) to return or counter to meet a blow with another

to agree with (someone or each other) we met him on the price he suggested

(tr sometimes foll by with) to experience; suffer he met his death in a road accident

to occur together courage and kindliness met in him

(tr) Caribbean to find (a person, situation, etc) in a specified condition I met the door open

meet and greet (of a celebrity, politician, etc) to have a session of being introduced to and questioned by members of the public or journalists

noun

the assembly of hounds, huntsmen, etc, prior to a hunt

a meeting, esp a sports meeting

US the place where the paths of two railway trains meet or cross

meet-and-greet a session where a celebrity, etc, is introduced to or questioned by members of the public or journalists

Derived forms of meet

meeter, noun

Word Origin for meet

Old English mētan; related to Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian

British Dictionary definitions for well met (2 of 2)

meet ²

/ (miːt) /

adjective

archaic proper, fitting, or correct

Derived forms of meet

meetly, adverb

Word 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 well met

meet

In addition to the idioms beginning with meet

meeting of the minds
meet one's match
meet one's Waterloo
meet the requirements
meet up with
meet with

also see:

go (meet) halfway
make ends meet
more than meets the eye

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well-met

adjective Archaic.

Origin of well-met

Words nearby well-met

Definition for well met (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), met, meet·ing.

verb (used without object), met, meet·ing.

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of meet

SYNONYMS FOR meet

ANTONYMS FOR meet

OTHER WORDS FROM meet

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meet

British Dictionary definitions for well met (1 of 2)

verb meets, meeting or met

noun

Derived forms of meet

Word Origin for meet

British Dictionary definitions for well met (2 of 2)

adjective

Derived forms of meet

Word Origin for meet

Idioms and Phrases with well met