Word Finder - met

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To make contact (with) while in proximity.

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(Of groups) To come together.

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To make physical or perceptual contact.

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To satisfy; to comply with.

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This proposal meets my requirements. The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.

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To balance or come out correct.

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To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

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The eye met a horrid sight. He met his fate.

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To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.

His solemn gaze met hers.

She met his gaze and smiled.

I have never yet met a man who was quite awake.

I have never met someone who returned from another country saying, Man, those guys are such jerks.

The day she met him he had been riding on the road.

We met a sweet little child.

She met his gaze.

This is where we met.

Wolf! they cried, as they met another farmer coming over the hill.

He lowered the glasses and met her gaze, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

He met Laney's gaze.

It's like people know me somehow, even though I never met them.

I met him as he rode into town, and he said that he intended to stop at this hotel.

Finally he glanced up and met her questioning gaze.

After lunch, Giddon's offer to help Lisa with the dishes was met by a raised eyebrow from Sarah.

I've never met anyone who could evade a question as well as he can.

Grasping the break with one hand, she met his amused gaze.

She glanced up and met his intent gaze.

I loved you from the day we met, and it had nothing to do with guilt or pity.

How many met their spouses at college and stayed married?

At the Woman's building we met the Princess Maria Schaovskoy of Russia, and a beautiful Syrian lady.

She met his gaze, her stomach tense as she steeled herself against the response to her next probing question.

I never met your mother, but if she was anything like you, I reckon he thought she'd do just that.

I guess I was already half in love with you when we met.

Finally she met his patient gaze.

He lifted his head and met her gaze.

He met her gaze and his eyes warmed, his lips giving in to a smile.

Betsy and I met last fall while jogging in Central Park.

A movie or a trip to town was suggested and met with a distinct lack of enthusiasm.

Howie was due within the hour so only Quinn and Martha met us at the door.

Even the women were at odds, almost for the first time since they'd met.

She flew directly to Boston on Friday and I met her at Logan Airport at six.

Few cases met fell within our criteria.

It met all our criteria; a stable employment, reasonably priced homes, a state college and a regional hospital.

By the way, your competition met his maker.

Merrill Cooms new project, After, got off to a start the week we first met Julie.

We were met by three inquisitive stares.

It's not like you and I who remember our parents; he literally just met his mother for the first time!

Julie met me at the door before I turned off my car.

When I first met Howie in class I thought he was just this lonely guy but he seemed nice and we had coffee a time of two.

She looked up with a smile as Betsy met me with a kiss.

My sleepy greeting was met by a shout.

He tucked the phone away and met her gaze, watching the emotions that crossed her face.

She met his gaze again, her breath catching.

He seemed the most approachable of everyone she'd met.

He wasn't sure what her gift was or what she was trying to do, but he'd never met a Natural with her unique combination of power and strength.

He kicked himself mentally for not thinking before he made any sort of pact with the Watcher, even one that seemed so straightforward, until he met his target and realized she was an innocent caught in the crossfire.

He met her gaze, listening.

I never met a vamp who tried to keep a Guardian alive.

She'd met enough Guardians and vamps to know how unique each was, but she'd never met a creature like this one.