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meat (MEET) (noun)
The flesh of an animal used as food which often refers specifically to the flesh of mammals or birds, instead of the flesh of fish: The soup can be made with meat, chicken, or vegetables.
meet (MEET) (verb)
1. To see and to speak to someone for the first time: Norman and Jillian wanted to meet each other in the linguistics class at their university.
2. To come together in order to talk about or to discuss something: Fay wants to meet Ingrid downtown tomorrow to deliberate on a better way to sell their products.
2. To come together in order to talk about or to discuss something: Fay wants to meet Ingrid downtown tomorrow to deliberate on a better way to sell their products.
mete (MEET) (verb)
To give something to the people who are considered worthy of receiving it; to allot, distribute, or apportion: The legal authorities are trying to be fair as they decide to mete out punishments for the crooked politicians.
The families deserved to have the restaurant mete out a lunch where the meat would meet the taste buds of the eaters.
In Germany, a van used by a small business for preparing meals for parties, etc. was seen with the words: "Meating Point" painted on its sides.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group M; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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(Latin: link, unite, yoke; bring together, meet, merge, engage in; combine)
(Latin: to agree, to come together, to correspond with; "suitable, proper," from Latin congruentem, congruens, "agreeing, fit, suitable" from congruere, literally, "to come together, to agree, to meet", from com-, "with, together" + gruere, ruere, "to fall, to rush")
(Latin: beside; close by, close to, near; adjoining; proximity; to come together, to meet)
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When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.
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The 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin, an African-American, was very excited to meet the Obamas in the White House and she was dancing with joy.
Ms. McLaurin was invited as part of a Black History Month celebration. “I thought I would never live to get into the White House and I tell you I am so happy to have a black president,” she said to the smiling Barack Obama and the first lady, Michelle Obama.