meeting
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Sense: Noun: gathering
Synonyms:
gathering Collocations, conference Collocations, assembly Collocations, convention Collocations, congress, session Collocations, rally Collocations, cluster Collocations, crowd Collocations, get-together , congregation, council Collocations
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Sense: Noun: act of coming together
Synonyms:
coming together, union Collocations, juncture, intersection, merging, convergence, linking, combining, combination Collocations, unification, connection Collocations, conjunction Collocations, junction Collocations, confluence, juxtaposition, juxtaposing, coupling, joining, unifying
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separating, diverging, dividing, parting, splitting, leaving Collocations, saying goodbye, parting ways, departing
Sense: Noun: encounter
Synonyms:
encounter Collocations, confrontation, conflict Collocations, engagement Collocations, chance meeting, chance encounter, rendezvous, date Collocations, meetup , tryst
meet
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Sense: Verb: encounter
Synonyms:
encounter Collocations, come across, come upon, bump into , run into , chance upon, face Collocations, find Collocations, discover Collocations, come face to face with, find yourself face to face with
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Sense: Verb: socialize with
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meet up with, meet with, socialize with, socialise with , get together with , go out with, frequent Collocations, hang out with , rub shoulders with , rub elbows with , fall in with, step out with , date Collocations, go on a date with, hook up with
Sense: Verb: become acquainted with
Synonyms:
get to know, come to know, get acquainted with, become acquainted with, make sb's acquaintance, be introduced to, be presented to, present yourself to, make yourself known to, familiarize yourself with, familiarise yourself with , meet sb face to face, meet sb in person, become familiar with
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Sense: Verb: get together
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meet up, get together , go out , hook up , gather Collocations, socialize, socialise , go on a date, see each other, see one another, step out , hold a meeting, have a meeting, meet face to face, meet in person
Sense: Verb: go to a meeting place
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gather Collocations, convene, congregate, assemble Collocations, rally Collocations, muster Collocations, appear Collocations, come together, be present, be there, attend Collocations, be at the meeting point
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Sense: Verb: join
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join Collocations, join up, converge, coincide, come together, meet at a point, unite, link up, cross Collocations, connect Collocations, touch Collocations, be tangent to, be at a tangent to
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Sense: Verb: fulfill
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fulfill Collocations, fulfil , satisfy Collocations, fill Collocations, fit Collocations, answer Collocations, pass Collocations, live up to, stand up to, be up to, suit Collocations, suffice , be adequate for, be acceptable to, be suitable for, be suited to, be enough for
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Sense: Verb: experience
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encounter Collocations, meet with, experience Collocations, go through, suffer Collocations, undergo Collocations, endure Collocations, bear Collocations, face Collocations, come up against, confront Collocations, be confronted with, have a brush with
Sense: Verb: compete with
Synonyms:
face off against, face up to, face Collocations, take on , fight Collocations, jostle, compete against, compete with, grapple with, clash with, do battle with, go head to head with, come face to face with, battle Collocations, fight against, duel, fight a duel with, contend against
Sense: Verb: compete against each other
Synonyms:
face off, face each other, face one another, come face to face, go head to head, compete Collocations, clash Collocations, contend Collocations, vie, fight Collocations, do battle, jostle, duel, fight a duel
Sense: Verb: pay bills or costs
Synonyms:
pay for, cover Collocations, fork out for , cough up for , settle Collocations, clear Collocations, satisfy Collocations, repay, pay back, pay off, be enough to cover, stump up the cash for , find the money for
Sense: Noun: sports meeting - US
Synonyms:
meeting Collocations , match Collocations, event Collocations, athletic event, tournament Collocations, competition Collocations, contest Collocations, conclave, engagement Collocations, race Collocations, face-off, track meet, swim meet, athletics meet , athletics meeting , get-together , double-header , friendly Collocations , regatta
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