(4)S: (n) meeting, encounter (a casual or unexpected convergence) "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
(3)S: (n) encounter, coming upon (a casual meeting with a person or thing)
(8)S: (v) find, happen, chance, bump, encounter (come upon, as if by accident; meet with) "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
(4)S: (v) run into, encounter (be beset by) "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
(1)S: (v) meet, encounter, receive (experience as a reaction) "My proposal met with much opposition"
(1)S: (v) meet, encounter, play, take on (contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle) "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"