verb

met

Translation

to meet, to encounter, to satisfy

I met my friend for coffee yesterday.

Have you ever met a famous person?

We met the deadline successfully.

((sb.)) to meet ((sb.)) to see and talk to someone I met my wife in 2010.

((sb.)) to meet ((sth.)) to fulfill or satisfy something We met all the requirements.

Synonyms: encounter, run into; (for conditions) satisfy, fulfill

From Old English 'mētan', meaning 'to find, encounter'.

Imagine the two 'e's in 'meet' are two people coming together. In the past, they 'met' - one 'e' is gone, the meeting is complete.