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meet up

A2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

Go to the same place as someone else at the same time, usually because you planned it.

Meanings

1 A2 informal

To arrange to come to the same place as one or more people at an agreed time, usually socially.

"Let's meet up for coffee on Saturday morning."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 neutral

To come together or converge at a particular point (used of roads, paths, or people moving from different directions).

"The two hiking trails meet up at the old stone bridge near the river."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

One of the most common and versatile phrasal verbs in everyday English. Almost always informal. Often followed by 'with' to specify the other person: 'meet up with friends.' The noun 'meetup' (one word) refers to the gathering itself and is especially common in online communities and networking events.

Commonly used with

friends later afterwards downtown coffee weekly

Forms

Base
meet up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
meets up
he/she/it
Past simple
met up
yesterday
Past participle
met up
have + pp
-ing form
meeting up
continuous

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Synonyms

get together catch up rendezvous hook up connect gather

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