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{ "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." }