"mismeet" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: mismeets [present, singular, third-person], mismeeting [participle, present], mismet [participle, past], mismet [past]
Etymology: mis- + meet Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|meet}} mis- + meet Head templates: {{en-verb|mismeets|mismeeting|mismet}} mismeet (third-person singular simple present mismeets, present participle mismeeting, simple past and past participle mismet)
  1. To come together but fail to properly communicate or connect in positive ways.
    Sense id: en-mismeet-en-verb-vnR5JBJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 76 24
  2. To fail to properly satisfy or comply with.
    Sense id: en-mismeet-en-verb-OnRqCGaK

Inflected forms

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