Meanings (ES + gloss)
adecuado
Suitable; right; proper.
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before…
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.
Meanings (ES + gloss)
encontrar • encontrarse con
To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
Fancy meeting you here! Guess who I met at the supermarket today?
Yesterday, upon the stair I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish he’d go away[…]
encontrarse • quedar
To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.
With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dus…
conocer
To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
I met my husband through a mutual friend at a party. It wasn't love at first sight; in fact, we couldn't stand each other at first!
I'm pleased to meet you! I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine.
reunir
To come together.
At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept…
I met with them several times. The government ministers met today to start the negotiations.
encontrarse
To make physical or perceptual contact.
Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not…
The two streets meet at a crossroad half a mile away.
cumplir con • llenar • satisfacer
To satisfy; to comply with.
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the i…
This proposal meets my requirements. The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.
Phrases
bemeetboy meets girlcounter-meetcountermeethail fellow well methail-fellow-well-methave you met memake both ends meetmake ends meetmeet a sticky endmeet and greetmeet cutemeet halfwaymeet me at McDonald'smeet me at McDonald's haircutmeet one's Waterloomeet one's doommeet one's endmeet one's makermeet one's matchmeet someone where they aremeet upmeet withmeet-and-greetmeet-cutemeet-me roommeet-meat mergermeetablemeetaversarymeeteemeetenmismeetmore than meets the eyenever meet your heroesnever the twain shall meetnice to meet youone should never meet one's heroespleased to meet youremeetthe rubber meets the road