· a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
Synonym(s): group_meeting
Hypernym(s): gathering, assemblage
· a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"
Synonym(s): get_together
Hypernym(s): social_gathering, social_affair
· a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
Synonym(s): encounter
Hypernym(s): convergence
· the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"; "the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress"
Synonym(s): coming_together, congress
Hypernym(s): assembly, assemblage, gathering
· the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"
Synonym(s): merging, coming_together
Hypernym(s): convergence, converging, convergency
· a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
Synonym(s): confluence
Hypernym(s): geographic_point, geographical_point
· come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
Synonym(s): run_into, encounter, run_across, come_across, see
· get together socially or for a specific purpose
Synonym(s): get_together
· be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
Synonym(s): converge
· fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction; "does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"; "This job doesn't match my dreams"; "meet a need"
Synonym(s): fit, conform_to, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
Hypernym(s): provide, supply, ply, cater
· collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
Synonym(s): gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
Hypernym(s): interact
· get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
· meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?"
Hypernym(s): meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
· contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
Synonym(s): encounter, play, take_on
· experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
Synonym(s): encounter, receive
Hypernym(s): have, experience
· undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
Synonym(s): suffer
Hypernym(s): experience, see, go_through
· be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
Synonym(s): touch, adjoin, contact