meet – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of meet

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to meet up
Participle: met up
Gerund: meeting up

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Imeet up
youmeet up
he;she;itmeets up
wemeet up
youmeet up
theymeet up

Perfect

Ihave met up
youhave met up
he;she;ithas met up
wehave met up
youhave met up
theyhave met up

Past

Imet up
youmet up
he;she;itmet up
wemet up
youmet up
theymet up

Pluperfect

Ihad met up
youhad met up
he;she;ithad met up
wehad met up
youhad met up
theyhad met up

Future

Iwill meet up
youwill meet up
he;she;itwill meet up
wewill meet up
youwill meet up
theywill meet up

Future Perfect

Iwill have met up
youwill have met up
he;she;itwill have met up
wewill have met up
youwill have met up
theywill have met up

Subjunctive

Present

Imeet up
youmeet up
he;she;itmeet up
wemeet up
youmeet up
theymeet up

Perfect

Ihave met up
youhave met up
he;she;ithave met up
wehave met up
youhave met up
theyhave met up

Imperfect

Imet up
youmet up
he;she;itmet up
wemet up
youmet up
theymet up

Pluperfect

Ihad met up
youhad met up
he;she;ithad met up
wehad met up
youhad met up
theyhad met up

Conditional

Present

Iwould meet up
youwould meet up
he;she;itwould meet up
wewould meet up
youwould meet up
theywould meet up

Perfect

Iwould have met up
youwould have met up
he;she;itwould have met up
wewould have met up
youwould have met up
theywould have met up

Imperative

youmeet up
weLet's meet up
youmeet up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam meeting up
youare meeting up
he;she;itis meeting up
weare meeting up
youare meeting up
theyare meeting up

Perfect

Ihave been meeting up
youhave been meeting up
he;she;ithas been meeting up
wehave been meeting up
youhave been meeting up
theyhave been meeting up

Past

Iwas meeting up
youwere meeting up
he;she;itwas meeting up
wewere meeting up
youwere meeting up
theywere meeting up

Pluperfect

Ihad been meeting up
youhad been meeting up
he;she;ithad been meeting up
wehad been meeting up
youhad been meeting up
theyhad been meeting up

Future

Iwill be meeting up
youwill be meeting up
he;she;itwill be meeting up
wewill be meeting up
youwill be meeting up
theywill be meeting up

Future Perfect

Iwill have been meeting up
youwill have been meeting up
he;she;itwill have been meeting up
wewill have been meeting up
youwill have been meeting up
theywill have been meeting up

Conditional

Present

Iwould be meeting up
youwould be meeting up
he;she;itwould be meeting up
wewould be meeting up
youwould be meeting up
theywould be meeting up

Perfect

Iwould have been meeting up
youwould have been meeting up
he;she;itwould have been meeting up
wewould have been meeting up
youwould have been meeting up
theywould have been meeting up

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)