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meet

verb (meet, meets, met, meeting); noun (a meet, meets — a sports event)

«meet» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. To meet is to come together with someone at the same place. tree →
  2. To meet someone is also to see them and get to know them for the first time. tree →
  3. Lines, roads or rivers meet where they join. tree →
  4. To meet a need or a goal is to reach it. tree →
  5. A meet is a sports event, like a swim meet. tree →

In the lessons

people or trains coming together; two moving things that meet after some time; a club or group meets when it gathers; in geometry two lines meet at a point; phrases «meet up», «nice to meet you», «meet the target», «swim meet», «track meet»

Examples

  • They meet at the park at 3 o'clock. tree →
  • Two trains start 300 km apart and meet. tree →
  • The club meets 4 times a month. tree →
  • How many times does it meet in a year? tree →
  • Nice to meet you, I'm Maya. tree →
  • The two sides of a triangle meet at a corner. tree →
  • Our class met its goal of reading 500 books. tree →
  • Jack won two ribbons at the swim meet. tree →
  • Meet here beneath this ash-tree's roots. tree →

Note

Moving toward each other to meet: add the speeds. Meetings per month is a rate. Trap: things moving apart also add speeds, things in the same direction subtract. Past form is «met», not «meeted». Do not mix up meet with meat (food).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Tradition reads God "meeting" people as God making Himself known to them, as with the Hebrews in Egypt or Jacob and the angels. In the primary lessons: people or trains coming together; two moving things that meet after some time; a club or group meets when it gathers; in geometry two lines meet at a point; phrases «meet up», «nice to meet you», «meet the target», «swim meet», «track meet»

Examples

  • And they said: 'The God of the Hebrews hath met with us. (Torah EXO.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. (Torah GEN.32.1, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh; (Torah EXO.5.20, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. (Prophets 2SA.18.9, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. (Writings 1CH.19.5, JPS 1917) tree →
  • Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. (Writings PSA.85.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Moving toward each other to meet: add the speeds. Meetings per month is a rate. Trap: things moving apart also add speeds, things in the same direction subtract. Past form is «met», not «meeted». Do not mix up meet with meat (food).

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meet/