Explanation at your level:
You use meet when you see a person. You can say, 'I meet my friend.' You can also say, 'Nice to meet you' when you see someone for the first time. It is a very happy word!
At this level, you use meet for plans. 'We will meet at 5 PM.' You also use it to talk about new people. 'I met a new student today.' It is simple and very useful for making plans with friends.
Now you can use meet for more than just people. You can 'meet a deadline' at school or work. You might also hear 'meet the requirements' for a class. It shows you are reaching a goal or a standard.
At the B2 level, you start using meet in more abstract ways. You might 'meet a challenge' or 'meet the needs' of a client. You will also use idioms like 'making ends meet' to describe financial situations.
In advanced English, meet is used to show high-level competence. You might discuss how a project 'meets the criteria' for success. You will also use it in figurative ways, such as 'when art meets technology,' describing the intersection of two distinct concepts.
At the mastery level, meet is used with nuance. You might encounter it in literary contexts where it describes the convergence of fates or ideas. It is a precise tool for describing how different elements align or how obligations are discharged in formal, legal, or philosophical discourse.
30秒词汇
- Meet means to see someone.
- It also means to satisfy a goal.
- Past tense is 'met'.
- Commonly used in social and work life.
The word meet is one of those essential verbs you will use every single day. At its core, it is about connection. Whether you are arranging to see a friend for coffee or walking into a room and seeing someone for the very first time, you are 'meeting.'
Beyond social interactions, meet is also used in professional and academic settings. When you meet a deadline or meet the requirements for a job, you are proving that you have done what was asked of you. It is a very versatile word that bridges the gap between social life and task management.
The history of meet is quite ancient, tracing back to the Old English word mētan. This root is part of the larger Germanic family of languages, which explains why you see similar structures in words like the German mit (meaning 'with').
Originally, it carried the sense of 'finding' or 'encountering' someone by chance. Over centuries, the meaning expanded to include planned appointments and, eventually, the abstract sense of satisfying requirements. It is a classic example of a word that started with a physical, concrete action and grew to cover complex, metaphorical situations.
You will use meet in two main ways: social and functional. In a social sense, we often use it with at or in (e.g., 'Let's meet at the cafe'). When you are introduced to someone, you simply say, 'Nice to meet you.'
In a functional sense, we pair it with nouns like demands, expectations, or criteria. These collocations are very common in business writing. While 'meet' is neutral in tone, it can sound quite professional when used to discuss standards or goals.
Idioms make language colorful! Here are five common ones:
- Meet halfway: To compromise.
- Make ends meet: To earn enough money to cover basic expenses.
- Meet your match: To encounter someone as capable as you.
- Meet the eye: Usually used as 'more than meets the eye,' meaning something is deeper than it looks.
- Meet a challenge: To successfully deal with a difficult situation.
Meet is an irregular verb. Its past tense and past participle form is met. Pronunciation is straightforward: the IPA is /miːt/. It rhymes with feet, seat, sweet, greet, and neat.
Grammatically, it is often followed by a person, but when talking about requirements, it is followed by a noun representing the goal. Remember that we do not say 'meet with' when talking about satisfying a requirement; we only use 'meet with' when discussing a meeting between people.
Fun Fact
It shares a root with the German word 'mit' (with).
Pronunciation Guide
Long 'ee' sound like 'see'.
Clear, crisp 'ee' sound.
Common Errors
- Pronouncing it like 'met'
- Adding an extra syllable
- Swallowing the 't'
Rhymes With
Difficulty Rating
Very accessible
Easy to use
Commonly used
Clear sound
What to Learn Next
Prerequisites
Learn Next
高级
Grammar to Know
Irregular Verbs
meet/met
Prepositions of Place
meet at
Present Simple
I meet
Examples by Level
I meet my friend today.
I see my friend today.
Present simple.
Nice to meet you!
Happy to see you for the first time.
Social greeting.
We meet at the park.
Our place to see each other is the park.
Preposition at.
Do you want to meet?
Do you want to see me?
Question form.
I meet him at noon.
I see him at 12:00.
Time expression.
Let us meet soon.
See you later.
Imperative.
She meets her dad.
She sees her father.
Third person singular.
They meet every day.
They see each other daily.
Frequency.
I met my teacher yesterday.
We are meeting for lunch.
They will meet at the station.
I want to meet your family.
Have you met my brother?
The club meets on Fridays.
We met in London.
Can we meet later?
The project must meet the deadline.
We need to meet the safety standards.
I met him by chance at the airport.
The company is meeting its goals.
We should meet halfway on this price.
She is meeting with the manager.
The food did not meet my expectations.
They met to discuss the plan.
It is hard to make ends meet these days.
The proposal meets all the necessary criteria.
I think I have finally met my match.
The reality did not meet the hype.
We need to meet the demands of the market.
They met to iron out the details.
His performance met with approval.
The two roads meet at the bridge.
The design meets the requirements of the new code.
His argument meets with strong opposition.
The event meets a specific cultural need.
She met the challenge with confidence.
The intersection where art meets science.
The evidence meets the burden of proof.
The solution meets the needs of the community.
They met to resolve the long-standing dispute.
The resolution meets the ethical standards of the board.
The narrative meets the expectations of the genre.
The two philosophies meet in this essay.
The plan meets with universal acclaim.
The structure meets the architectural requirements.
The findings meet the rigors of scientific study.
The policy meets the needs of the diverse population.
The outcome met with complete satisfaction.
常见搭配
Idioms & Expressions
"make ends meet"
to have enough money for basic needs
They struggled to make ends meet.
neutral"meet halfway"
to compromise
We met halfway on the contract.
neutral"meet your match"
to find an equal opponent
He finally met his match in chess.
neutral"more than meets the eye"
it is more complex than it looks
There is more than meets the eye here.
neutral"meet a need"
to provide what is required
This service meets a real need.
neutral"meet with success"
to be successful
The project met with great success.
formalEasily Confused
Same sound
Food vs action
I eat meat when I meet friends.
Past tense
Time difference
I meet today, I met yesterday.
Noun form
Event vs action
I went to a meetup.
Gerund
Process vs action
The meeting is long.
Sentence Patterns
Subject + meet + Object
I meet her.
Subject + meet + at + Place
We meet at home.
Subject + meet + with + noun
They met with success.
Subject + meet + requirement
It meets the standard.
Subject + meet + halfway
We met halfway.
词族
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
相关
How to Use It
10
Formality Scale
常见错误
We use 'meet with' for formal meetings, not social ones.
Do not use 'to' after meet when it means satisfy.
Met already implies the first time.
Use 'at' for locations.
Use 'at' for specific points.
Tips
The EE Rule
Two E's are two people.
Social vs Professional
Use 'meet' for both.
Meeting Culture
It is polite to be on time.
Past Tense
Don't forget 'met'.
Long E
Stretch the vowel.
Meet vs Meat
Don't confuse the spelling.
Etymology
Old English roots.
Collocation List
Learn 'meet' + 'deadline'.
Memorize It
Mnemonic
Two 'ee's look like two people standing together.
Visual Association
Two people shaking hands.
Word Web
挑战
Use 'meet' in three sentences today.
词源
Old English
Original meaning: To find or encounter
文化背景
None, very neutral.
Used heavily in business and social planning.
Practice in Real Life
Real-World Contexts
Social
- Nice to meet you
- Let's meet up
- Where shall we meet?
Business
- Meet the deadline
- Meet the requirements
- Meeting scheduled
Travel
- Meet at the airport
- Meet the guide
- Meet the group
Sports
- Track meet
- Meet the challenge
- Meet the team
Conversation Starters
"Where is your favorite place to meet friends?"
"Have you ever met someone famous?"
"Is it hard for you to meet deadlines?"
"What is the best way to meet new people?"
"Do you prefer to meet in person or online?"
Journal Prompts
Describe the last time you met someone new.
Write about a time you had to meet a difficult deadline.
How do you feel when you meet a group of strangers?
What makes a good meeting place?
常见问题
8 个问题Meet is present, met is past.
It is better to just say 'meet'.
Usually a verb, but 'a track meet' uses it as a noun.
No, that is 'meat'.
You 'meet' them.
It can be both formal and casual.
Miss or avoid.
Like 'feet'.
自我测试
I want to ___ my friend.
Meet is for seeing people.
Which means to compromise?
Meet halfway is the idiom for compromise.
You meet a requirement.
Correct collocation.
Word
意思
Matches verb forms.
Correct word order.
得分： /5
Summary
Meet is a versatile verb used for both social connections and reaching professional goals.
- Meet means to see someone.
- It also means to satisfy a goal.
- Past tense is 'met'.
- Commonly used in social and work life.
The EE Rule
Two E's are two people.
Social vs Professional
Use 'meet' for both.
Meeting Culture
It is polite to be on time.
Past Tense
Don't forget 'met'.
例句
I meet my friends at the park every Sunday morning.
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