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"Meet" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "conocer", and "get to know" is a phrase which is also often translated as "conocer". Learn more about the difference between "meet" and "get to know" below.
meet(
mit
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. conocer
I met my wife at a Star Trek convention.Conocí a mi esposa en una convención de Star Trek.
a. encontrarse con
I am meeting my friends for brunch at noon.Me voy a encontrar con mis amigas para brunch al mediodía.
3. (to conform)
a. cumplir con
I don't meet the requirements for the position.No cumplo con los requisitos para el puesto.
b. satisfacer
Her test scores don't meet the minimum entrance requirement.Sus resultados en el examen no satisfacen el requisito mínimo de entrada.
4. (to welcome)
a. recibir
My boyfriend met me with flowers after work.Mi novio me recibió con flores después del trabajo.
b. enfrentarse
The two teams met on the playing field.Los dos equipos se enfrentaron en el campo de juego.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
c. verse
They met for coffee on a cold winter's day.Se vieron para un café en un frío día de invierno.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
9. (sports)
a. el encuentro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The meet is at a quarter past seven in the high-school pool.El encuentro es a las siete y cuarto en la piscina de la escuela secundaria.
get to know(
giht
tuh
no
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. conocer
You have to get to know me to understand my sense of humor.Tienes que conocerme para entender mi sentido de humor.
b. llegar a conocer
He seems a little strange, but if you get to know him he's actually very funny.Parece un poco rarito, pero si llegas a conocerlo es muy gracioso.
