meet – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of meet

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to meet with sth
Participle: met with sth
Gerund: meeting with sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Imeet with sth
youmeet with sth
he;she;itmeets with sth
wemeet with sth
youmeet with sth
theymeet with sth

Perfect

Ihave met with sth
youhave met with sth
he;she;ithas met with sth
wehave met with sth
youhave met with sth
theyhave met with sth

Past

Imet with sth
youmet with sth
he;she;itmet with sth
wemet with sth
youmet with sth
theymet with sth

Pluperfect

Ihad met with sth
youhad met with sth
he;she;ithad met with sth
wehad met with sth
youhad met with sth
theyhad met with sth

Future

Iwill meet with sth
youwill meet with sth
he;she;itwill meet with sth
wewill meet with sth
youwill meet with sth
theywill meet with sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have met with sth
youwill have met with sth
he;she;itwill have met with sth
wewill have met with sth
youwill have met with sth
theywill have met with sth

Subjunctive

Present

Imeet with sth
youmeet with sth
he;she;itmeet with sth
wemeet with sth
youmeet with sth
theymeet with sth

Perfect

Ihave met with sth
youhave met with sth
he;she;ithave met with sth
wehave met with sth
youhave met with sth
theyhave met with sth

Imperfect

Imet with sth
youmet with sth
he;she;itmet with sth
wemet with sth
youmet with sth
theymet with sth

Pluperfect

Ihad met with sth
youhad met with sth
he;she;ithad met with sth
wehad met with sth
youhad met with sth
theyhad met with sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould meet with sth
youwould meet with sth
he;she;itwould meet with sth
wewould meet with sth
youwould meet with sth
theywould meet with sth

Perfect

Iwould have met with sth
youwould have met with sth
he;she;itwould have met with sth
wewould have met with sth
youwould have met with sth
theywould have met with sth

Imperative

youmeet with sth
weLet's meet with sth
youmeet with sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam meeting with sth
youare meeting with sth
he;she;itis meeting with sth
weare meeting with sth
youare meeting with sth
theyare meeting with sth

Perfect

Ihave been meeting with sth
youhave been meeting with sth
he;she;ithas been meeting with sth
wehave been meeting with sth
youhave been meeting with sth
theyhave been meeting with sth

Past

Iwas meeting with sth
youwere meeting with sth
he;she;itwas meeting with sth
wewere meeting with sth
youwere meeting with sth
theywere meeting with sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been meeting with sth
youhad been meeting with sth
he;she;ithad been meeting with sth
wehad been meeting with sth
youhad been meeting with sth
theyhad been meeting with sth

Future

Iwill be meeting with sth
youwill be meeting with sth
he;she;itwill be meeting with sth
wewill be meeting with sth
youwill be meeting with sth
theywill be meeting with sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been meeting with sth
youwill have been meeting with sth
he;she;itwill have been meeting with sth
wewill have been meeting with sth
youwill have been meeting with sth
theywill have been meeting with sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be meeting with sth
youwould be meeting with sth
he;she;itwould be meeting with sth
wewould be meeting with sth
youwould be meeting with sth
theywould be meeting with sth

Perfect

Iwould have been meeting with sth
youwould have been meeting with sth
he;she;itwould have been meeting with sth
wewould have been meeting with sth
youwould have been meeting with sth
theywould have been meeting with sth

Other

Verbs similar to 'meet'

meat, meed, meek, meep, melt, weet, abet, aret, beat, beef,

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. metan, from P.Gmc. *motijanan (cf.O.N. mæta, O.S. motian "to meet"). Related to O.E. gemot "meeting." The noun, in the sporting sense, is attested from 1831, originally of hunting. Meeting "gathering of people for discussion, etc." is attested from 1513. In 17c., it was applied generally to worship assemblies of nonconformists, but this now is retained mostly by Quakers.
2. From Middle English meten, from Old English mētan (“to meet, find, encounter”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōtijan (“to meet”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to come, meet”).
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Scots met, mete, meit (“to meet”), North Frisian meet, mätje, möt (“to meet”), West Frisian mette, moetsje (“to meet”), Dutch ontmoeten (“to meet”), Low German möten (“to meet”), Danish møde (“to meet”), Elfdalian my̨öt (“to meet”), Faroese møta (“to meet”), Icelandic mæta (“to meet”), Norwegian Bokmål møte (“to meet”), Norwegian Nynorsk møta, møte (“to meet”), Swedish möta (“to meet”). Related to moot. See: Proto-Germanic '*mōtijaną', Scots 'met', Dutch 'ontmoeten', Low Saxon 'möten', Danish 'møde', Faroese 'møta', Icelandic 'mæta', Norwegian 'møte', Norwegian, nynorsk 'møta', Swedish 'möta'.

Verbs referencing "meet"

Dutch ontmoeten, Danish møde, Norwegian, nynorsk møte.

Sample Sentences

  • When the morning—the morning—came, and we met at breakfast, it was curious to see how eager we all were to prevent a moment 's pause in the conversation, and how astoundingly gay everybody was: the forced spirits of each member of the little [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and hurrying the men. In five minutes ’ time, the little steamer is utterly deserted, and the packet is beset and over-run by its late freight, who instantly pervade the whole ship, and are to be met with by the dozen in every nook and corner: swarming down below with their own baggage, and stumbling over other people 's; disposing themselves comfortably in wrong cabins, and creating a most [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] ship next morning; which made bed a practical joke, and getting up, by any process short of falling out, an impossibility; I say nothing. But anything like the utter dreariness and desolation that met my eyes when I literally ‘ tumbled up ’ on deck at noon, I never saw. Ocean and sky were all of one dull, heavy, uniform, lead colour. There was no extent of prospect even over the dreary waste [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] George, holding Eliza's hands, and gazing into her eyes, without moving. They stood silent; then there were last words, and sobs, and bitter weeping,—such parting as those may make whose hope to meet again is as the spider's web,—and the husband and wife were parted. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I 'm sure, Aunt Chloe, I understand my pie and pudding privileges, ” said George. “ Ask Tom Lincon if I don't crow over him, every time I meet him. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘“ When Laura is walking through a passage-way, with her hands spread before her, she knows instantly every one she meets, and passes them with a sign of recognition: but if it be a girl of her own age, and especially if it be one of her favourites, there is instantly a bright smile of recognition, a twining of arms, a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] ) obliges the company with a song: nor does it ever degenerate, at a tender crisis, into a screech or howl; wherein, I must confess, I should have thought the danger lay. At an early hour they all meet together for these festive purposes; at eight o’clock refreshments are served; and at nine they separate. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to him, and tell him, if I never see him again, ” she turned away, and stood with her back to them for a moment, and then added, in a husky voice, “ tell him to be as good as he can, and try and meet me in the kingdom of heaven. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] ’ It is not assumed and taken for granted that being there they must be evil-disposed and wicked people, before whose vicious eyes it is necessary to flourish threats and harsh restraints. They are met at the very threshold with this mild appeal. All within-doors is very plain and simple, as it ought to be, but arranged with a view to peace and comfort. It costs no more than any other plan of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] especially in the small community of a city like this, where each man knows the other, to surround the administration of justice with some artificial barriers against the ‘Hail fellow, well met ’ deportment of everyday life. All the aid it can have in the very high character and ability of the Bench, not only here but elsewhere, it has, and well deserves to have; but it may need something [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Well, uh, I think I would've remembered. Have we ever met ? (Faye)
  • And that's the reason we 're here. We 're meeting suppliers all around. (Letters to Juliet)
  • It's all right. I understand. Your father and I met each other at a young age. (If I Could Ride Again)
  • Well, that's what I do. I think I make a big impact on anyone I meet. (72 Hours)