arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone)

a week later I met him in the street

we met for lunch

touch or join

icebergs are created when glaciers meet the sea

the curtains failed to meet in the middle

fulfil or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition)

this policy is doing nothing to meet the needs of women

an assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion

we held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic

a situation when two or more people meet, by chance or arrangement

he intrigued her on their first meeting