"countermeet" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: countermeets [present, singular, third-person], countermeeting [participle, present], countermet [participle, past], countermet [past]
Etymology: From counter- + meet. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|meet}} counter- + meet Head templates: {{en-verb|countermeets|countermeeting|countermet}} countermeet (third-person singular simple present countermeets, present participle countermeeting, simple past and past participle countermet)
  1. To meet (something) in response to a thing; to counter. Synonyms: counter-meet Related terms: counter-meet [noun]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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