meet

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conocer

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meet
(pt & pp met [met])
[miːt]
verbo transitivo
1encontrarse con (encounter) (by accident); encontrarse con, reunirse con (by arrangement)
  • to meet somebody in the street -> encontrarse con alguien en la calle
  • to arrange to meet somebody -> quedar con alguien
  • to go to meet somebody -> ir a encontrarse con alguien
  • to meet somebody at the station -> ir a buscar a alguien a la estación
  • his eyes met mine -> nuestras miradas se encontraron
  • a remarkable sight met our eyes -> nos topamos con una vista extraordinaria
  • there's more to this than meets the eye -> es más complicado de lo que parece
2conocer (become acquainted with)
  • meet Mr Jones -> le presento al señor Jones
  • have you met my husomebodyand? -> ¿conoces a mi marido?
3unirse con, juntarse con (join with)
  • where East meets West -> donde se encuentran el Oriente y el Occidente
4satisfacer (satisfy) (demand, need, condition); responder a (objection, criticism); cubrir (cost, expense); servir, cumplir (order)
  • to meet a deadline -> cumplir (con) un plazo
5encontrar, encontrarse con (encounter) (danger, difficulties)
  • to meet one's death -> encontrar la muerte
verbo intransitivo
6encontrarse (by accident); quedar, encontrarse (by arrangement)
  • where shall we meet? -> ¿dónde quedamos?
  • our eyes met -> nuestras miradas se encontraron
7conocerse (become acquainted)
8reunirse (society, assembly)
  • the club meets every Tuesday -> el club se reúne todos los martes
9encontrarse, unirse (rivers, continents)

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meet [mit]
participio pasivo
1MET) 1.
2Tropezar, hallar casualmente.
3Tocar una cosa a otra.
4Hacer frente, refutar, destruir con argumentos.
  • To arrange to meet somebody -> quedar con alguien, citarse
  • To meet expenses -> hacer frente a los gastos
  • To meet a charge -> refutar, responder a una acusación
5Estar, hacer, o tener lugar en conformidad con.
  • That will meet my wishes -> eso se conformará a mis deseos
6Satisfacer, saldar una cuenta.
7Batirse, pelear con.
  • When Greek meets Greek -> cuando un griego se bate con otro
8Verse, empezar a conocer, entrar en trato.
  • I met her at the seaside -> hice conocimiento con ella a orillas del mar
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
9Encontrar, tropezar una persona con otra. (n)
10Encontrarse, hallarse y concurrir juntas en un mismo lugar dos o más personas, abocarse con alguno, tener una entrevista con él. (n)
11Encontrarse, oponerse, enemistarse; chocar, pelear, combatir. (n)
12Unirse, juntarse, congregarse. (n)
13Adelantarse un sujeto a medio camino para encontrar otro que viene a buscarle. (n)
14Confluir. (n)
  • To meet with -> encontrar lo que se buscaba; hallar lo que no se buscaba; juntarse, unirse; encontrarse inesperadamente con algún mal, combatir, venir a las manos; obviar, evitar, huir, apartar o quitar del medio lo que puede ser contrario: (en este último sentido es latinismo)
  • To meet with one -> desquitarse, corresponder, hacer otro tanto, pagar con la misma moneda
  • To meet one full in the face -> encararse con
  • Pleased to meet you -> ¡Encantado de conocerle
  • Till we meet again -> hasta más ver
  • Have we met -> ¿Nos conocemos
  • Meet up -> encontrarse
  • Meet with -> experimentar, pasar, sufrir (experience, difficulties), entrevistarse con
Encontrar, hallar; llegar donde está alguno (que viene en dirección diferente).
adjetivo
1Apto, idóneo, propio, a propósito, conveniente.
sustantivo
1Reunión de cazadores para una cacería.
2Conjunto de personas que se reunen.
3Cita, lugar de reunión.

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meet [miːt] met (past)
verb:transitive
1 (by arrangement) quedar con; verse con; (by chance) encontrarse con; tropezarse con
I'm meeting them for lunch tomorrow he quedado para almorzar con ellos mañana; I had arranged to meet her in town había quedado con ella en el centro; había acordado en verla en el centro; I'll meet you outside the cinema te veré en la entrada del cine; you'll never guess who I met on the bus today! ¿a que no sabes con quién me encontré me tropecé hoy en el autobús?;or
meet me at the beach tomorrow at two
we will be meeting the ambassador tomorrow to discuss the situation mañana tendremos un encuentro una reunión con el embajador para discutir la situación;or mañana nos entrevistaremos nos reuniremos con el embajador para discutir la situación;or
2 (go/come to get) ir/venir a buscar; (welcome) recibir
we met her at the station la fuimos a buscar a la estación; I'm being met at the airport me vendrán a buscar al aeropuerto; she ran out to meet us salió corriendo a recibirnos; to meet sb off the train ir a esperar a algn a la estación; don't bother to meet me no os molestéis en venir a esperarme
the car will meet the train the bus meets the aircraft
the bus for Aix meets the ten o'clock train el autobús que va a Aix conecta con el tren de las diez
hay correspondencia entre ... Kurt's parents weren't able to meet our plane/flight so we took a taxi Lili and my father met me off the boat
halfway
3 (get to know, be introduced to) conocer
I never met him no lo llegué a conocer; I met my wife in 1988 conocí a mi mujer en 1988; meet my brother quiero presentarte a mi hermano; he's the kindest person I've ever met es la persona más amable que he conocido jamás
candidates will be required to meet the committee we met by chance
nice to have met you! ¡encantado de conocerlo!; pleased to meet you! ¡mucho gusto!; ¡encantado de conocerlo!
I am very pleased to meet you
4 (come together with)
where the sea meets the horizon donde el mar se junta con el horizonte; the box met the ground with an almighty thud la caja se estrelló ruidsosamente contra el suelo; the sound which met his ears el sonido que llegó a sus oídos
I met no vehicles coming in the opposite direction to meet sb's [eye] [gaze]
I could not meet his eye no podía mirarle a los ojos; her eyes met her sister's across the table tropezó con la mirada de su hermana al otro lado de la mesa; what a scene met my eyes! ¡el escenario que se presentó ante mis ojos!
eye
5 (come across) [+problem] encontrarse con
almost all retired people meet this problem casi todos los jubilados se encuentran con este problema
I believed I would never meet a problem I could not solve never had she met such spite and pettiness I don't know how I will react the next time I meet a potentially dangerous situation he had never met a problem like it
6 (confront) [+opponent] enfrentarse con; (in duel) batirse con; [+problem] hacer frente a
he met his death his end in 1800or halló encontró la muerte en 1800;or to meet death calmly enfrentarse con la muerte con tranquilidad
to meet death courageously he met his death at the hands of a soldier no one knows exactly how or where he met his end she was prepared to meet problems as they arose
to meet sth head-on enfrentarse de lleno con algo; hacer frente plantar cara directamente a algo;or
She met the problem head-on, with a child's directness Becker will meet Ivanisevich in the final to be met [with]/[by] sth
this suggestion was met with angry protests la gente reaccionó con protestas de indignación ante la sugerencia
the remark was met by cheers their explanations were met with great interest his appointment was met with a mixture of expectation and reservation Reagan's speech was met with incredulity in the US
match
7 (satisfy) [+need] satisfacer; cubrir; [+demand] atender a; satisfacer; [+wish] satisfacer; [+requirement] cumplir con; [+debt] pagar; [+expense, cost] correr con; hacer frente a; [+obligation] atender a; cumplir con; [+target, goal] alcanzar; [+challenge] hacer frente a; [+expectations] estar a la altura de
he offered to meet the full cost of the repairs se ofreció a correr con hacer frente a todos los gastos de la reparación;or it did not meet our expectations no estuvo a la altura de nuestras expectativas
these policies do little to meet the needs of single mothers the government is unable to meet the demand for housing there were nowhere near enough buses to meet the demand only 120 candidates met the entry requirements how to tailor your application to meet your employer's requirements he found himself in the position of not being able to meet his debts I have difficulty finding the money to meet the monthly repayments the government's unbalanced borrowings to meet the deficit precipitated a panic the government said it will help meet some of the cost of the damage a Foreign Office idea of a separate "protocol" to meet Danish objections to the treaty it will now be easier to meet our target of around 850 units factories that don't meet their production targets to meet that goal, Japan will have to build another 40 reactors it is an enormous challenge but we hope to meet it within 18 months it goes some way towards meeting their wishes
deadline
verb:intransitive
1 (encounter each other) (by arrangement) quedar; verse; (by chance) encontrarse; (hold meeting) reunirse; [+ambassador, politician] (with interested parties) entrevistarse; reunirse
we could meet for a drink after work podríamos vernos quedar para tomar una copa después del trabajo;or what time shall we meet? ¿a qué hora quieres que quedemos nos veamos?;or let's meet at eight quedemos para las ocho; they arranged to meet at ten quedaron en verse a las diez; the two ministers met to discuss the treaty los dos ministros se entrevistaron se reunieron para discutir el tratado;or
officials from the two countries will meet soon to resume negotiations I ask after his wife whenever we meet
to meet again volver a verse; until we meet again! ¡hasta la vista!; ¡hasta pronto!
keep it until we meet again
2 (convene) [+Parliament, club, committee] reunirse
the society meets at eight la sociedad se reúne a las ocho
the class meets in the art room the group meets regularly to exchange experiences the Commission met four times between 1988 and 1991 the Russian Parliament meets today in Moscow when Parliament meets on Monday morning, opposition leaders may try to overturn the edict
3 (get to know one another, be introduced) conocerse
we met in Seville nos conocimos en Sevilla; we have met before nos conocemos ya; have we met? ¿nos conocemos de antes?
4 (come together, join) [+two ends] unirse; [+rivers] confluir; [+roads] empalmar
the jacket was so small the two sides wouldn't meet (in the middle) parallel lines will never meet, however far they are extended where the rivers/the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet the roads meet at Toledo
our eyes met cruzamos una mirada; their lips met sus labios se encontraron
end twain
5 (confront each other) [+teams, armies] enfrentarse
Bilbao and Valencia will meet in the final el Bilbao se enfrentará con el Valencia en la final; Bilbao y Valencia se disputarán la final
the two women will meet tomorrow in the final England last met the Frnech in 1984, when they lost 2-0 the two armies met at Guilford on 15th March 1781
to meet (sb) in battle librar batalla (con algn)
I was on the windy plains of Troy as Achilles and Hector met in battle they would soon meet in battle men with whom they had been drinking together only a week ago
noun
(Hunting) cacería; (f) especially (US) (Dep) encuentro; (m)
she managed to get there before the meet moved off to begin the hunt John Pennel became the first person to pole-vault 17 ft, at a meet in Miami, FLorida the new Saratoga racetrack held its first meet. with 26 horses running in 8 races a long-awaited five-nation swimming meet in Moscow
meet [miːt]
adjective
[+liter] conveniente; apropiado
it is meet that ... conviene que ...; to be meet for ser apto para

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Verb Conjugation for "meet"

Imperative
  • meet
  • you meet
  • he/she meets
  • we meet
  • you meet
  • they meet
Preterite
  • I met
  • you met
  • he/she met
  • we met
  • you met
  • they met
Present Continuous
  • I am meeting
  • you are meeting
  • he/she is meeting
  • we are meeting
  • you are meeting
  • they are meeting
Present Perfect
  • I have met
  • you have met
  • he/she has met
  • we have met
  • you have met
  • they have met
Past Continuous
  • I was meeting
  • you were meeting
  • he/she was meeting
  • we were meeting
  • you were meeting
  • they were meeting
Past Perfect
  • I had met
  • you had met
  • he/she had met
  • we had met
  • you had met
  • they had met
Future
  • I will meet
  • you will meet
  • he/she will meet
  • we will meet
  • you will meet
  • they will meet
Future Perfect
  • I will have met
  • you will have met
  • he/she will have met
  • we will have met
  • you will have met
  • they will have met
Future Continuous
  • I will be meeting
  • you will be meeting
  • he/she will be meeting
  • we will be meeting
  • you will be meeting
  • they will be meeting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been meeting
  • you have been meeting
  • he/she has been meeting
  • we have been meeting
  • you have been meeting
  • they have been meeting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been meeting
  • you will have been meeting
  • he/she will have been meeting
  • we will have been meeting
  • you will have been meeting
  • they will have been meeting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been meeting
  • you had been meeting
  • he/she had been meeting
  • we had been meeting
  • you had been meeting
  • they had been meeting
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake