Definitions

meet up with

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VERB

bump into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come across run into

WEAK

chance upon encounter hit light light upon luck meet run across stumble tumble

VERB

encounter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear bump into come across come upon confront detect experience face find meet run into suffer turn up

STRONG

close descry espy front sustain undergo

WEAK

alight upon chance upon cross the path fall in with hit upon rub eyeballs run across run smack into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid dodge lose miss pass by

WEAK

evade retreat run away

Example Sentences

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meet up with

And, of course, the team does eventually meet up with Hamm, too.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

“You get a reason to meet up with a specific person, take some of that pressure off.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

"I really want to meet up with Lana. I talked to my mother about it. Maybe our parents can arrange something."

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

I’d probably walk all the way to Swingers Diner and meet up with a friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025

Because our yards meet up with the orchard between us.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor