ALL meanings of well met
well met
W w - adjective well met (used as a salutation or part of a salutation). 1
- verb with object well met to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments. 1
- verb with object well met to become acquainted with; be introduced to: I've never met your cousin. 1
- verb with object well met to join at an agreed or designated place or time: Meet me in St. Louis. 1
- verb with object well met to be present at the arrival of: to meet a train. 1
- verb with object well met to come to or before (one's notice, or a means of noticing, as the eyes or ears): A peculiar sight met my eyes. 1
- verb with object well met to come into the company of (a person, group, etc.) in dealings, conference, etc. 1
- verb with object well met to face, eye, etc., directly or without avoidance. 1
- verb with object well met to come into physical contact, juxtaposition, or collision with: The two cars met each other head-on at high speed. 1
- verb with object well met to encounter in opposition, conflict, or contest: Harvard meets Yale next week in football. 1
- verb with object well met to oppose: to meet charges with countercharges. 1
- verb with object well met to cope or deal effectively with (an objection, difficulty, etc.). 1
- verb with object well met to comply with; fulfill; satisfy: to meet a deadline; to meet a demand. 1
- verb with object well met to pay in full: How will you meet expenses? 1
- verb with object well met to come into conformity with (wishes, expectations, views, etc.). 1
- verb with object well met to encounter in experience: to meet hostility. 1
- verb without object well met to come together, face to face, or into company: We met on the street. 1
- verb without object well met to assemble for action, conference, or other common purpose, as a committee, legislature, or class: The board of directors will meet on Tuesday. 1
- verb without object well met to become personally acquainted. 1
- verb without object well met to come into contact or form a junction, as lines, planes, or areas: The two lines meet to form an angle. 1
- verb without object well met to be conjoined or united. 1
- verb without object well met to concur or agree. 1
- verb without object well met to come together in opposition or conflict, as adversaries or hostile forces. 1
- noun well met an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet. 1
- noun well met those assembled. 1
- noun well met the place of such an assembling. 1
- noun well met Mathematics. intersection (def 3a). 1
- idioms well met meet cute. cute (def 6). 1
- idioms well met meet halfway, to concede in part, as to the demands of an opposing faction; make concessions, as to another person; compromise: Despite their differences, the union and the company finally agreed to meet halfway and settle their dispute. to anticipate another's actions and conduct oneself accordingly. 1
- idioms well met well met, Archaic. welcome. 1